My Name is
Erick

Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery. His father remains unknown. Erick's grandmother tried to care for him, but she ended up taking him to a short-term orphanage due to her own failing health. They asked that Erick be placed at the Rafiki Village Tanzania, and he arrived in 2010. Erick is a young man who knows how to work hard in school. His diligence will serve him well in the future. Erick is also a good tennis player; he works hard and enjoys playing the game. He says that he relies on God to help him get through each day.
DOB: Jun 10, 2005
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Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased.
Wongani
Both Wongani's parents died by the time he was two years old.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.