My Name is
Timothy
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child. The police conducted a search, but they were not able to find anyone who knew the child’s identity. After failing to find a family to take him, Timothy arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in January 2010. Timothy enjoys playing soccer and basketball with his brothers. He is thankful to the Lord for providing him with a family at Rafiki. Timothy enjoys studying the Bible, and he strives to remind himself of God's goodness daily.
DOB: Apr 4, 2008
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Fabrice
Fabrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Clinton
After the death of their parents, Clinton and his sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009.
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an uncle after his mother and father died in 2010.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Bartholomew
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.