My Name is
Innocent
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home. Little else is known about his history. Social welfare recommended he be placed at the Rafiki Village Uganda, and he arrived at the Village in 2006. Innocent can be depended on to do the right thing in the Village. Innocent's favorite subject is science. He is fascinated by the study of the body and the different complex bodily systems. He thinks that God the creator is amazing. He is getting help with Luganda and social studies. Innocent desires to help the poor and needy like Jesus did.
DOB: Jan 7, 2005
Enid
After Enid’s mother and father died, she went to live with her aunt.
Gideon
Gideon and his younger twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hellen
Helen was found lost and crying in the streets in 2003.
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.