My Name is
Abraham
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt. She sold food from a small stand and struggled to provide for Abraham and her own children, so she contacted the Rafiki Foundation for help. Abraham arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in January 2011. He soon adjusted well and embraced his Rafiki mother and brothers in his cottage. Abraham truly loves others. He enjoys singing praises to God and praying. His favorite hymn is "Wonderful Words of Life." Abraham's favorite verse is Psalm 17:8 because it tells him that God keeps him as the apple of His eye.
DOB: Aug 8, 2005
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Dadi
Dadi arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Christine
Christine was found abandoned as a baby and was admitted into a babies’ home in 2004.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Mathew
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.