My Name is
Mphatso
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown. After his mother's death Mphatso was placed in the care of his elderly grandmother who was unable to provide for his daily needs. Social welfare services asked the Rafiki Foundation to intervene in his situation, and he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008. Mphatso has learned about Jesus through the Rafiki Bible Study, and he understands that only Jesus can reconcile sinners to God.
DOB: Oct 20, 2006
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Myra
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Honorine
Honorine (Mufasha) and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
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...
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Rosemary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paula
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ebenezer
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Mubiana
Mubiana's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.