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
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage.
Clementine
Clementine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.