My Name is
Sumaya
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her. She was then considered abandoned by social welfare before arriving at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005. Now, Sumaya is doing well in math, biology, English, and literature. She enjoys math and biology because she is interested in numbers, problem solving, and nature. Sumaya says that education is the key for her future, and she knows that she must strive to master all her subjects. She knows God loves and cares for her, and she marvels at the fact that God also cares for all of creation. Sumaya continually prays not to conform to the world but to be transformed by the renewal of her mind.
DOB: Oct 10, 2001
Timothy
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Sam
An aunt cared for Sam after his mother and father died of an illness in 2010.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Spencer
Both of Spencer's parents are deceased, and he was living with his elderly, impoverished grandmother in a desperate situation.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Grace
An aunt cared for Grace after the death of her parents.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Diana
Diana and her twin brother, Dereck were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Korah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
George
George's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.