My Name is
Augustine
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010. He enjoys playing sports like soccer and tetherball. Augustine's favorite verses are Proverbs 3:5-6 because they help him trust the Lord. He has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study about the importance of standing firm in his faith. He prays that he will remember God in everything he does.
DOB: Feb 14, 2009
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Luke
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth. His grandfather was old and unable to care for him. He was brought to an...
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.