My Name is
Boniface
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki. Though they tried, the boys' relatives could not properly care for them and sought help. They were approved by Social Welfare and arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2009. Boniface has learned from the Bible that he should reflect the way Jesus lived when He was on earth. One of his favorite poems is "Dante's Divine Comedy" because it speaks about God loving us so much that He gave His Son to die for us.
DOB: Jun 22, 2004
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Blessing
Blessing and her twin brother Dalitso, had moved four times since their mother died when they were babies. They lived at two babies’ homes and then...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Kenny
Kenny mother died of an illness when he was a young child, and his father remains unknown.
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier and died before she turned 3.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Janvier
Janvier’s father abandoned him and his mother and moved to Tanzania.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.