My Name is
Kwaku
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. Kwaku is a very intelligent young man. He learns quickly and enjoys reading and studying math. His favorite activity is playing soccer. Kwaku prays to grow in wisdom and knowledge and strives to keep God's commandments.
DOB: Apr 16, 2008
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Rosemary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
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...
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
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.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Saul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.