My Name is
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three, he was screened and approved to join the Rafiki Village Nigeria. He arrived at the Village in 2003. Joseph admires the Lord's trustworthiness, and it produces in him a desire to be trustworthy.
DOB: Sep 1, 2000
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Queenie
Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aidah
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Meseret
After both of Meseret’s parents passed away, her aunt gave her to a previous employer for care. Social Welfare was contacted in regard to Meseret’s...
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.