My Name is
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died. The pastor and his wife looked for a permanent home for Emmanuel, and he arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Emmanuel is now an excellent student. He says that God made Himself known to him by the gospel of Jesus Christ. Emmanuel continues to pray to grow academically and spiritually. As he reads God's Word, he learns about the value of truth and loving one's neighbor. Emmanuel seeks to love others well and learn from his mistakes.
DOB: Jun 1, 2001
Diana
Diana and her twin brother, Dereck were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Edmund
Edmund and his brother, Ebenezer, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Austin
In December of 2008 Austin went to live with an aunt in Monrovia after his parents died.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mwaka
Mwaka’s aunt cared for her after the death of her parents.
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning Grace.
Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Umu Blessing
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.