My Name is
Emmanuel

Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006. He then lived with his grandmother, aunt, and brothers, Richard and Shadreck. The boys' aunt sold vegetables to provide for the family, but the children were not being cared for adequately and there was no money available for them to attend school. Social welfare recommended Emmanuel and his brothers be placed in the Rafiki Village in Zambia, and they arrived in 2008. Emmanuel believes Jesus is the Savior and the Son of God. He has learned that God wants him to live like Jesus: to listen, obey, trust, and have faith in Him. Emmanuel is creative and forgiving, and he is learning endurance. He enjoys reading and creating works of art.
DOB: Sep 1, 2005
Juliet
Juliet lost her mother in 2003 and her father in 2004. She was then put in the care of an aunt who could not care for her basic needs. She arrived...
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Justina
Justina and her twin sister Josephine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Charles
After the death of their father, Charles and his brother, Denis, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small, one-room house.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Precious
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Alex
Alex and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Queenie
Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.