My Name is
David
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010. Now, David loves to laugh and is always using his imagination to tell entertaining stories to his friends and teachers in the Village. The Rafiki Bible Study has taught David how important it is to love his Rafiki brothers and sisters.
DOB: May 12, 2005
Judith
Judith’s mother passed away when she was young, and she was then cared for by various relatives before arriving at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
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...
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Peter
Peter’s grandmother and other relatives cared for him after the death of his parents.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both his parents at birth.
Keza
Keza was brought to her elderly grandmother in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness.
Gad
Gad's mother died immediately after he was born in 2010 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Denis
After the death of his mother, Denis was sent to the Nest, an organization funded by Catholic ministries before arriving at the Rafiki Village in...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.