My Name is
Kalkidan
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him. Because of their limited resources, his grandparents were going to have him become a shepherd until they heard about the Rafiki Foundation. Kalkidan was approved and arrived at the Rafiki Village in Ethiopia 2011. His name means "promise" in Amharic, the national tribal language of Ethiopia. He now has the promise of a new hope and future as his needs are met, he receives a quality education, and he studies God's Word each day! Kalkidan continues to grow in his faith, and he knows that God is sovereign. Singing hymns to the Lord brings him joy, especially singing "How Firm a Foundation."
DOB: Apr 30, 2006
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Gabriela
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John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Bethuel
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Nicodemus
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Miriam
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Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Bethany
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Aidah
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Obadiah
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John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother often left her and her two siblings unattended for days at a time.
Leticia
Leticia and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2012.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.