My Name is
Samuel

Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished. The man who brought him, his uncle Augustine, was not much better off. He had seven children of his own. Social welfare referred Samuel to Rafiki, and his uncle was thankful for the help. Samuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Samuel now enjoys school and says education is important because it teaches people how to be civilized and get along with each other. Samuel is captivated by God's greatness. He is astounded by how God perfectly loves, protects, and keeps all His children. Samuel is devoted to knowing Jesus more, and he wants to have as much understanding of the character of God as possible.
DOB: Jan 21, 2001
Korah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Marie
Marie Jeanne arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Kwaku
Kwaku’s mother died nine days after giving birth to him and his twin sister.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old.
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Siphiwe
Siphiwe’s mother died of a fatal illness, and it is believed that her father also died in Zimbabwe.
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Bartholomew
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.