My Name is
Benjamin
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War. A kind woman found him and he stayed with her family after she found him, but she struggled to care for him and her other children. The Red Cross approached the Ministry of Social Welfare for help, and they recommended placement with Rafiki. Benjamin now thrives in his home at the Rafiki Village Liberia. Ben loves to learn new things. He hopes to be a mechanic when he grows up. In his free time, he is always eager to learn how to fix or build different things in the workshop. He knows that Jesus is the only person who will never let him down. He continues to grow spiritually as he reads his Bible every day and strives to imitate Christ.
DOB: Jul 7, 2003
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Austin
Austin’s parents died leaving him an orphan at just one year old.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Frank
Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Bernice
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.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Phoebe
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...
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...
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.