My Name is
James
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank. Because of poor health, their grandmother was afraid that she would not be able to care for the boys. She asked Rafiki for help. James and Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008. James is a great reader, and he enjoys reading whenever he can. He also enjoys playing tennis and basketball. James continues to actively seek answers to his spiritual questions and grow in his knowledge of the Lord.
DOB: Jan 2, 2006
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
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...
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
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.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.