My Name is
Kwasi
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009. Kwasi is a very kind and intelligent young man. He enjoys school and learning new things. His favorite hymn is "All Hail The Power of Jesus' Name" because it reminds him of the power of Jesus and of the respect we should give him. He continues to pray that he will grow spiritually and choose to obey the Lord.
DOB: Apr 20, 2008
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki.
Kefas
Kafes’s father died a few months before he was born, and his mother died when he was two years old.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Faustin
After Faustin’s mother died, a woman in the community offered to take him.
Robert
Robert’s father admitted him to the hospital due to malnutrition in 2001.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.