My Name is
Leonard
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki. They were approved by Social Welfare and arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2009. Leonard enjoys reading and helping in the Village dining hall. He believes Jesus is the only Redeemer. From God's word, Leonard has learned that God expects him to live a life that is pleasing to Him. He knows God has saved him and made him His son because the Bible tells him that Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins. He continues to pray for strength to do well in school and deepen his relationship with Christ.
DOB: Jun 22, 2004
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned him in 2008.
Eliya
After Eliya’s parents died, he was placed in the care of his aunt.
Johnson
Johnson’s mother died of an illness ten days after his birth, leaving him abandoned in the hospital.
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother took him to visit her cousin.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Mwaka
Mwaka’s aunt cared for her after the death of her parents.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.