My Name is
Frank
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor. She contacted social services, and they contacted Rafiki on Frank's behalf. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006. He was in poor health when he arrived, but he has benefited from the healthy environment at the village. Frank now enjoys history and social studies. He excels in his language arts and literature classes. Frank says that he knows God is a God of beauty, and he sees it all around him in Rafiki Village Uganda. Frank continues to pray for a bright future and a strong relationship with Christ.
DOB: Feb 26, 2004
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Frank
Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Gideon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Valante
Valante arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda 2010.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Moses
Moses and his twin sister were abandoned at a shopping center, found by strangers, and taken to a local district hospital.
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006...
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Paul's mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father remains unknown. Upon arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012, it was learned...
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.