My Name is
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old. Little is known about his family. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003. Samuel soon proved to be a kind, polite, and hard-working young man. He enjoys researching challenging topics and subjects. He does well in every academic subject, but he especially loves science and mathematics. Samuel has come to know that God is in control of everything, and he understands that he has experienced God's protection in his life.
DOB: Jul 1, 2000
Dativa
Dativa’s mother died of AIDs, and her father is unknown to the family.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Joanna
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.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Beatrice
Beatrice was left in the care of her aunt after her parents died in 2006. They lived in a two-room house with nine other relatives.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth. His grandfather was old and unable to care for him. He was brought to an...
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Claude
Claude’s father died before he was born, and his mother died in the hospital giving birth to him.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Centia
Centia’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was about seven months old.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.