My Name is
Reuben
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown. After his mother's death, he was placed in the care of his elderly, impoverished grandparents. Though they tried, they could not provide for his basic needs. Reuben arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009. Reuben is an overall excellent student. When he finishes school, he wants to become a civil engineer. He says God is carving a place in his mind to love learning. Reuben is thankful to serve a God who is faithful and never leaves him.
DOB: Apr 20, 2006
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...
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his twin sister Jane were brought to a local police station after their mother died in the Kenyatta National hospital.
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alice
Alice arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in November 2009.
Azuma
Azuma and her brothers, Atimbil and Awumbe, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.