My Name is
Julius
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him and gave him over to his uncle after her husband died. His uncle had seven children of his own and could not properly care for Julius. The uncle asked social services for help, and Julius arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008. Julius enjoys being active and playing sports with his friends. He is also a good student. Julius enjoys counting and crunching numbers, and he looks forward to math classes. He has excelled in fractions and decimals, and he thinks he would like to become an accountant in the future. He also likes art and enjoys drawing and painting. He understands that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven and that He is completely trustworthy. He continues to pray for a closer walk with Jesus and for diligence in his studies.
DOB: Jan 1, 2004
Clementine
Clementine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Emelyne
When Emelyne arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda, she soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment.
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her and there were no records of her father or other relatives.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Adonay
Adonay's mother tried to abandon him on the street in the Somali Region, but a man from the health station intervened and gave her some money to...
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
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...
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.