My Name is
Rich
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him. A church member cared for Rich until he was brought to the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2012. Rich is now a fun-loving young man. Rich is smart, and he continues to learn the value of hard work. As he studies the Bible in school and at home, Rich's faith continues to increase. He enjoys praying for those around him in need, and he is thankful to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania. Rich knows that God is with him and guides him in all things.
DOB: Apr 25, 2007
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Peter
Peter’s grandmother and other relatives cared for him after the death of his parents.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Little is known about his background or his family.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Wongani
Both Wongani's parents died by the time he was two years old.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Clementine
Clementine was brought to her uncle in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Eliya
After Eliya’s parents died, he was placed in the care of his aunt.
Janvier
Janvier’s father abandoned him and his mother and moved to Tanzania.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.