My Name is
Joseph

Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father was unknown. He was then placed in the care of his aunt. Though she tried, his aunt could not provide for his basic needs. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2014. Joseph is now a bright young man who does well in school. Joseph is polite and cooperative in class. He enjoys reading books in his spare time. He knows that God is with him at all times, and this gives him comfort. He enjoys studying God's Word and singing hymns of praise. Joseph is confident that God will lead him in the right path all his days.
DOB: Nov 8, 2010
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Micah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Precious
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Alexander
After his parents died, Alexander was placed in the care of a man in his village.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.