My Name is
Ethan
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002. A local pastor in the village began caring for Ethan. In 2004, the village where Ethan was living was involved in religious riots, and many of the adults were killed. Rafiki was contacted by a local relief group to consider taking some of the orphans from this village. Ethan, along with two other children from his village, was admitted to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Ethan is a good student who enjoys school. He desires to keep learning more and to help develop his country into a better place for the coming generation.
DOB: Sep 15, 2000
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Hebron
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Francis
Francis and his sister, Pamela, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.