My Name is
Babirye
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare. The children's father died in July 2006 from complications due to AIDS, and their mother was also HIV+ and not expected to live long. All four children arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006. Now, Mary's favorite subjects are art, biology, and English. She is trying very hard to concentrate in class and to make good use of the opportunity God has given her for a strong classical Christian education. Babirye seeks to live by faith and not by sight.
DOB: Nov 21, 2002
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Chloe
When she was a child, the police found Chloe alone in a house.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Alice
Alice’s parents both died by 2005 and she was left in the care of her eighteen-year-old brother.
Elikana
Elikana is a double orphan. She and her sister Mercy were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone...
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Nahum
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Seth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Sean
Sean’s mother abandoned him after his father was put in prison.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Thomas
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.