My Name is
Joshua
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother who was mentally challenged and frequently left him with strangers. Social welfare services recommended him to Rafiki, and he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002. Joshua has learning difficulties, but he is one of the most motivated young people at the Village and in his special education school. He is a helpful young man, always willing to lend a hand to those in need. After school, he hopes to work as a carpenter. His favorite hymn is “Hallelujah, Thine the Glory” because it teaches him to praise God in all circumstances every day. Joshua prays that God will give him wisdom and knowledge and that he will be obedient to those in authority.
DOB: Feb 11, 2002
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Bartholomew
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nahum
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.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Dinah
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.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Francine
Francine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.