My Name is
Lulu
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born. At five months old, Lulu was brought to a local orphanage for young children. The Rafiki Foundation was contacted to assume her long-term care. Lulu arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2012. Lulu is now a good student and a kind, sensitive young woman. She is continually grateful for her sponsors. She continues to learn about pleasing Christ and glorifying God in everything that she does.
DOB: Aug 5, 2007
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...
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Clementine
Clementine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Racheal
After both her parents died, Racheal lived in her grandfather's care.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Makatee
Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Jeremiah
After the death of his parents, Jeremiah lived with a family member. Though she tried, this family member could not provide for Jeremiah's basic...
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Myra
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.