My Name is
Pamela
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Pamela is a sweet and helpful young woman with a joyful smile. She enjoys studying math and science in school. The Rafiki Bible Study, particularly the study of Thessalonians, has taught her to always be thankful, prayerful, and rejoicing. Her favorite hymn is "A Charge to Keep I Have" because it shows her God's Love.
DOB: Dec 7, 2005
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Korah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother after the death of her father and mother.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.