My Name is
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death. Elizabeth stayed with her elderly grandparents along with a great-grandmother after the death of her mother. No one in the family was employed, so they asked for help from the Rafiki Foundation. Elizabeth arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in April 2014. She enjoys reading the Bible and other books, praying to God, and spending time with her friends at the Rafiki Village. Elizabeth believes Jesus is the One who was born to come and die for her.
DOB: Jan 11, 2008
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Andrew
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Andrew was a double orphan living with his impoverished aunt who only survived off the...
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Kelia
An old woman from a local village brought Kelia to a police station in 2011, hoping to find someone to care for her.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Sindani
Sindani and her two older sisters were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their parents.
Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
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...
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Austin
In December of 2008 Austin went to live with an aunt in Monrovia after his parents died.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Morris
Morris’ was brought to an orphanage in Kitui in April, 2003 after both his parents died.
Cephas
Cephas's father died just before he was born, and his mother died when he was just four years old.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.