My Name is
Isaka
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children. Social Welfare asked the Rafiki Foundation to continue his care. Isaka arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011. Isaka is a smart young man who does well in most subjects. Isaka also enjoys playing tennis and plays very well. Isaka is a polite and respectful young man. He wants to please the Lord, and he seeks to follow God's will. He is eager for Christ's return because he knows that he will be with Christ forever.
DOB: May 14, 2006
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth. His grandfather was old and unable to care for him. He was brought to an...
Chloe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.