My Name is
Alex
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki Village Uganda and was welcomed to his new home in 2006. Alex now dreams of becoming a lawyer or an oil engineer in the future. He believes that his favorite subjects will prepare him for his future career, namely geography, history, English, chemistry, biology, and physics. Alex seeks to trust God and not lean on his own understanding.
DOB: Dec 12, 2001
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Deogloriosio
Deo’s father passed away before he was born, and his mother died soon after giving birth.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Claire
Claire arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
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,...
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.