My Name is
Hillary
Hillary
Hillary was found abandoned in the Moshi area when he was just four months old. The woman that found him placed him at a baby's home in the area. However, the home became too crowded, and they consulted Rafiki for help. In November 2011, Hillary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania. Hillary is now a smart young man who has a bright future for his education. He enjoys playing basketball and loves the sport. Hillary knows that God placed him in the Rafiki Village, and he is grateful. He enjoys learning about God and reading the Bible each day.
DOB: Sep 15, 2008
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Fiyete
Fiyete arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Elizabeth
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...
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.