My Name is
Hannah
Hannah
Hannah was abandoned at a hospital shortly after her birth. In 2006, she arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya when she was not yet six months old. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. Hannah works diligently in school and enjoys reading and cooking. Her favorite part of each day is attending class because she sees students helping each other and she learns more about the world God created. After her schooling, she hopes to become a news anchor and make movies. Hannah prays that she will use her time wisely, that God will grant her patience, and that she will be a good role model to the other children at the Rafiki Village.
DOB: Aug 6, 2006
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
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.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Deborah
Deborah and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Seth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.