My Name is
Leah
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown. She was in a babies’ home in Kitui for over two years, and no one came to visit her. She was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by social welfare and arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2005. Leah shows an interest in language arts, especially literature and writing. She also enjoys playing soccer. She has learned that Christians should not grow weary of doing good and should pray without ceasing. Specifically, she has learned from the book of Hebrews that Jesus suffered in order to sanctify us through His blood. She continues to pray to do well academically and grow in her faith.
DOB: May 6, 2003
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Nahum
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Claire
Claire arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Luke
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Peter
Both Peter's mother and father died when he was an infant.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.