My Name is
Naomi

Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old. Her mother is also deceased. She and her sister, Eden, went to live with their uncle. He had several children of his own and was also his grandfather's caretaker. Overburdened with many to care for and with little means to do so, the uncle worked with social welfare to send Naomi and Eden to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Naomi is now a good student who likes school. Naomi has learned to trust God simply because of who He is. She is grateful for the love that God shows her, and she marvels at God's faithfulness and how he never goes back on a promise.
DOB: Jul 6, 2000
Isaac
Isaac’s mother died an hour after she gave birth to him, and his father shortly abandoned him after he was born.
Seth
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Fabrice
Fabrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Abigail
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Isaac
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Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Elikana
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Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Erica
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Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
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...
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Simon
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Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.