My Name is
Michael
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown. He and his two siblings Naomi and John had been in the care of their blind, impoverished grandmother before coming to the Rafiki Village. Michael and his siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya 2009. He enjoys studying mathematics and Kiswahili, a traditional language. He is quiet and honest, and he regularly volunteers in class. He continues to pray to be diligent in his studies and his reading of God's Word.
DOB: Mar 23, 2006
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...
Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Clinton
After the death of their parents, Clinton and his sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009.
Hannah
Both of Hannah's parents are deceased. Her father passed away two years after she was born and her mother died a year later.
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...
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Timothy
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Peter
Both Peter's mother and father died when he was an infant.
Justina
Justina and her twin sister Josephine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Marie
Marie is a double orphan. Her father died in 2006 of an illness, and her mother died a year later also from an illness.
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.