My Name is
Simon
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes. Simon’s older siblings were living with him in one room, and they could not properly care for him. Social welfare recommended he be placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria, and he arrived in August 2006. Simon now enjoys school. He also enjoys studying God's Word and learning more about God. He is fascinated by the fact that God is omnipresent. When he is afraid, it comforts Simon to know that God is always with him and will protect him. He enjoys reading the book of Proverbs because it gives him insight on how to be wise.
DOB: Aug 7, 2002
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Paul
Paul was brought to a local children’s home in 1999 by a pastor.
Kwame
Kwame, along with his brother and sister, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Surafel
Surafel and his sister, Fortuna, where left in the care of an uncle after their mother and father died.
Umu Blessing
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
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...
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
Meseret
Social Welfare approached the Rafiki Foundation regarding Meseret's care. She is a double orphan: both of her parents died of an illness.
Ato
Both of Ato's parents were deaf, mute, and mentally challenged.
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Dadi
Both of Dadi’s parents died in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.