My Name is
Ivan
Ivan
After being abandoned by his mother as a small child, Ivan was brought to the Nsambya Babies' home for a time. Ivan then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in May 2004. He now enjoys learning many things at Rafiki. Ivan’s favorite subjects are fine art, Bible class, and physical education. He also enjoys studying logic and likes to reason, especially using Scriptures to do so. He expresses himself by drawing pictures and is a great artist. Ivan hopes to pursue a career in technology. Ivan knows that he has been justified by faith, not by works. He is committed to living for Jesus and continues to grow in his trust in God.
DOB: Dec 5, 2001
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Yaw
Yaw and his two sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Jonathan
Jonathan’s mother died in March 2007, and his father died some years earlier.
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Kelia
An old woman from a local village brought Kelia to a police station in 2011, hoping to find someone to care for her.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier and died before she turned 3.
Frank
Frank’s father was killed in a car accident, and his mother died of an illness when he was a young child.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother, Edmund, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
Ester
Ester was in the care of her impoverished grandmother after her parents died of a fatal illness.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.