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
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Bethuel
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Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Timothy
Timothy’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough, and his mother died several months later after a brief period of illness.
Phoebe
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Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Diana
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Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes.
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...
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Pross
Prossy lost her father to AIDS at age four, and her mother was unable to care for her due to severe mental illness.
Hillary
Hillary was found abandoned in the Moshi area when he was just four months old.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Joseph
Joseph and his sister arrived at the Village in 2009.
Gideon
Gideon and his younger twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.