My Name is
John
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him as a double orphan. His uncle struggled to care for him with four children of his own and no work. He eventually sought help for John. John was malnourished when he came to Rafiki in 2004. He soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. John is now a very good student who enjoys school. He desires to study law, journalism, political science, philosophy, or music at a university. He sees education as a journey and not a destination. John strives to look more like Jesus every day, and he continues to pray to become a man after God's own heart.
DOB: Jul 29, 1999
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...
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Serge Bebito
Serge (Bebito)'s parents both died when was a small child.
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Brino
Brino's mother died of an illness when he was very young, and his father remains unknown. He and his brother Kenny arrived at the Rafiki Village...
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Emmanuel Kobi
Emmanuel (Kobi) arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Rose
Rose's mother passed away in 2005, and her father remains unknown.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.