My Name is
Lucy
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012 about her long-term care. Lucy is now a good student who has learned the value of hard work. She is learning to study hard and concentrate on her schoolwork. In her spare time, she enjoys playing basketball and soccer and is skilled at both sports. She enjoys reading God's Word and studying it each day with her Rafiki family.
DOB: Apr 24, 2006
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Nahum
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Annie
When Annie’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her aunt.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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...
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.