My Name is
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him. Emmanuel was temporarily placed in a short-term orphan care facility before arriving at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2007. Emmanuel believes Jesus is the Son of God and that God has made him His child and is providing everything he needs. Emmanuel is an intense and bright young man with lots of energy and potential for achievement in various arenas. He has a big and endearing personality. Emmanuel is a wonderful goalkeeper on the school soccer team, and he is working hard to keep up his grades to hold that position.
DOB: Sep 8, 2004
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning her infant.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
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.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Chloe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Aaron
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Morris
Morris’ was brought to an orphanage in Kitui in April, 2003 after both his parents died.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.