My Name is
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005. They were both abandoned by their parents and left in the care of an elderly and impoverished grandmother who could not provide for their needs. Emmanuel enjoys the subject of logic because it trains him to properly state an argument. He does well in his math, science, and Bible classes. Emmanuel continues to learn how to love others with brotherly affection and to look for ways to help those in need. He prays to be wise, thoughtful, and mature in his faith.
DOB: Apr 9, 2004
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
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...
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Rose
Both of Roses's parents are deceased.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.