My Name is
Jane
Jane
Jane and her twin brother Jimmy were brought to a police station after their mother died in a local hospital. Eventually, their grandfather was located, but he was unable to care for the twins. Jane and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004. Jane likes memorizing Bible verses. She is kind, humble, loving, caring, and always cheerful. She willingly takes part in classroom activities and respectfully accepts responsibility. Through the Rafiki Bible Study, she has learned about putting on the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet of hope for salvation. Jane knows that even in difficult situations, God is there and will never leave her.
DOB: Jul 21, 2002
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Francine
When Francine was a small baby, her mother took her to Francine’s grandmother’s home and then disappeared, abandoning her.
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was abandoned at a hospital in Rwanda when he was twelve months old, had malaria, and weighed only eleven pounds. The police have searched...
Wilson
Both Wilson’s mother and father died when he was a small child. Wilson and his sister were then referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda in September...
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Valante
Valante's mother died of complications while giving birth to him, and his father died shortly after her.
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister, Blessing, moved four times after their mother died when they were babies.
John
John’s father had been deceased for a few years when his mother died in 2007.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both his parents at birth.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Betty
Both of Betty’s parents died when she was young. Her mother contracted cerebral malaria, and her father died in a car accident.
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Hannah
Hannah arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in April 2010.
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.