My Name is
Epa
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008. He soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Epa has learned that he needs to trust God in all situations. He knows that there are things that man cannot do, but God can do anything. Epa spends time with God each morning and is stronger in his faith because of it. Epa is a boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: Jul 15, 2003
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
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...
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.