My Name is
Sophie
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child. She was taken to the local police station and then referred to a babies' home, where many fruitless attempts were made to locate her relatives. She arrived at Rafiki Village Uganda in May 2004. Now, Sophie is a studious young woman. She enjoys school, especially studying science. She appreciates the truth that God created the universe, that God gave wisdom to people to solve problems, and that He is creative. Sophie chose Daniel 2:21b as her favorite Bible verse because “God also gives me wisdom to understand.” She knows that God is in every subject because of the way they are taught in Rafiki Schools. Sophie strives to show God's love through her actions.
DOB: Aug 7, 2002
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Florence
Florence arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
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...
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Korah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mathew
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.