My Name is
Edwin
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle. Though he tried, his uncle could not provide for Edwin's basic needs. Edwin arrived at Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 and rapidly transformed thanks to quality care, nutritious food, and a loving family environment. Now, Edwin is active at his church and will sometimes lead cottage devotions. He likes language arts and is discovering that he likes to write. Edwin loves Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior. He reads the Bible regularly and seeks comfort from God.
DOB: Mar 15, 2003
Leticia
Leticia's parents died of HIV in 2010. She and her brother were brought to live with their aunt, but she was unable to care for them.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned as a small child.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Josephine
Josephine and her sister Tendo were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were then placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Esau
Esau's mother died while delivering his younger brother, Isaac, and his father died the next year in a car accident.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Bethuel
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Hellen
Helen was found lost and crying in the streets in 2003.
Meseret
Social Welfare approached the Rafiki Foundation regarding Meseret's care. She is a double orphan: both of her parents died of an illness.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Dadi
Both of Dadi’s parents died in 2005.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Faustin
After Faustin’s mother died, a woman in the community offered to take him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.