My Name is
Josephine
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa. Josephine's grandparents were caring for the girls because their father abandoned them. The grandparents were subsistence farmers and had many grandchildren they were caring for. They soon found that they were not able to care for the twins. Josephine and her sister Theresa arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in November 2014 and quickly adjusted to their new life. Josephine enjoys singing, leading others in Bible reading, and spending time with her friends. She strives to do her best in school. When Josephine prays, she thanks God for creating her, knowing her, and saving her.
DOB: Dec 13, 2012
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
Karen
Jacob
Valiness
After losing both of her parents to a fatal illness, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Samuel
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Lisa
Lisa’s mother died when she was two years old, and her father died two years later.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Paul
Paul’s father died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos, Nigeria in 2001.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.