My Name is
Francisca
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old, and her father died six months later. After the death of her parents, Francisca lived with her impoverished grandfather. Though he tried, he could not provide for Francisca's basic needs. Social welfare asked the Rafiki Foundation to assume the care of Francisca and her cousin, Kofi. The children arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Francisca's favorite hymn is "At the Name of Jesus" because she knows that God will help her. From the Rafiki Bible Study, Francisca has learned that Christ will return and that she should glorify him with her life.
DOB: Oct 12, 2007
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Azuma
Azuma and her brothers, Atimbil and Awumbe, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Elizabeth
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Mara
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Zachariah
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Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Bernice
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Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Lydia
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Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Dinah
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Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.