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Phoebe
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki. She has no parents nor relatives to take care of her. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. Phoebe is a good student who likes school and is determined to do her very best. Phoebe is friendly, easygoing, and a joy to be around. She hopes to be an example to those around her, and she prays that she will never waiver in her faith.
DOB: Mar 5, 1999
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage.
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Aquila
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Prisca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
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