My Name is
Lisa
Lisa
Lisa’s mother died when she was two years old, and her father died two years later. She then lived with her aunt for a time. She and her husband were caring for five other children. Though they tried, they could not provide for Lisa's needs and send her to school. Social services recommended Lisa to the Rafiki Foundation, and she arrived in 2008. Lisa enjoys playing basketball and baseball. She is a hard-working student who does well in school. Matthew is her favorite book of the Bible because it tells how Jesus grew with a lot of grace and faith. She holds a leadership position at school, and it teaches her about humility and responsibility.
DOB: Apr 10, 2003
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Valiness
After losing both of her parents to a fatal illness, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006...
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Elikana
Elikana is a double orphan. She and her sister Mercy were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone...
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.