My Name is
Jackson
Jackson
Jackson’s mother and father died of health complications in 2013. Jackson and his two older siblings lived on their own until their house was falling down around them. The village authorities discovered the children and asked the Rafiki Foundation to care for Jackson. The older children are living in temporary housing provided by the village authorities. Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013. Jackson is a very active and strong young man who gets along well with others. He works diligently in school. Due to developments in Rwanda, Jackson is living off-site from the Village. We are, however, still supporting him through a full school scholarship and two meals a day.
DOB: Jan 13, 2010
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.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Deogloriosio
Deo's parents are both deceased, making him a double orphan. His father died right before he was born and his mother soon after.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Serge Bebito
Serge (Bebito)'s parents both died when was a small child.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Esau
Esau's mother died while delivering his younger brother, Isaac, and his father died the next year in a car accident.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Benson Michael
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Little is known about his background or his family.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.