My Name is
Micah
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers. He was placed in the care of his impoverished uncle who had five other children he struggled to raise. Micah and his sister, Magdalene, arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Micah strives to spend time with God in prayer and Bible reading. He also works to apply God's Word to his life. Micah wants his relationship with God to be built on consistency and true love for his Savior.
DOB: Dec 15, 1998
Raphael
After both Raphael's parents died, he was placed with an impoverished grandmother who struggled to feed herself, let alone him.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning Grace.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Joshua
Both of Joshua’s parents are deceased. His father died from a brief illness in 2004, and his mother died when Joshua was two years old.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Florence
Florence's father died before she was born and her mother died of an illness when she was only three months old.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both his parents at birth.
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Valiness
After losing both of her parents to a fatal illness, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.