My Name is
Benson
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005. The police took him to the hospital on the same day. Social Services recommended him to the Rafiki Village Kenya, and he arrived in September 2005. Soon after his arrival, he was taken to church and introduced to the congregation. They all enjoyed meeting the newest addition to the Rafiki family. Benson enjoys learning about math and science. Despite the many activities and experiments, he still finds them exciting. He uses his time constructively and is eager to learn new things. He has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that he is a child of light and not of darkness. He continues to grow in character, being truthful, forgiving, and cheerfully obedient.
DOB: Aug 27, 2005
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Hannah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Daniel
Daniel and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Rebecca
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.
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.