My Name is
Eltonia
Eltonia
Eltonia and her younger brother, Kwaku, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Eltonia is a sweet girl, and her joy spreads to everyone around her. She enjoys arts and crafts activities and also likes to read. Eltonia sees God's faithfulness in keeping her safe and providing a good life for her at the Rafiki Village. She continues to pray that her faith would grow and that she would diligently study for school.
DOB: Oct 13, 2004
Florence
Florence arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Mathew
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.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.