My Name is
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were displaced as a result of the 2007 post-presidential-election violence. Joseph's grandmother, though she tried, could not provide for his basic needs. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2011. Since then, Joseph has matured academically and socially. He enjoys studying math and biology. He excels in every subject and is a hard-working student who exhibits self-confidence and has excellent manners. He has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that we should live a life pleasing to God. Joseph is growing spiritually by reading God's Word, understanding it, and putting it into action.
DOB: Jan 22, 2009
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
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.
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Precious
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Austin
Austin’s parents died leaving him an orphan at just one year old.
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.