My Name is
Sumaya
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her. She was then considered abandoned by social welfare before arriving at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005. Now, Sumaya is doing well in math, biology, English, and literature. She enjoys math and biology because she is interested in numbers, problem solving, and nature. Sumaya says that education is the key for her future, and she knows that she must strive to master all her subjects. She knows God loves and cares for her, and she marvels at the fact that God also cares for all of creation. Sumaya continually prays not to conform to the world but to be transformed by the renewal of her mind.
DOB: Oct 10, 2001
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Alice
Alice’s parents both died by 2005 and she was left in the care of her eighteen-year-old brother.
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an uncle after his mother and father died in 2010.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eunice
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.