My Name is
Susanna
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died. Susanna's elderly, impoverished grandparents struggled to care for Susanna in a very poor village, and they sought help. Susanna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005. Susanna would like to study journalism at a university. She says education is important because it helps us develop mentally and morally. Susanna says God has made Himself known to her personally through both His Word and the beauty of creation. She continues to pray for humility and to show God's love to others. Susanna says she has been inspired by Rafiki's founder, Rosemary Jensen, and her love and care for others.
DOB: Oct 18, 2001
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Fabrice
Fabrice was abandoned and placed in front of a children’s home as a small child.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Samson
At a very young age, Samson was abandoned and taken to a local orphanage.
Adonay
Adonay's mother tried to abandon him on the street in the Somali Region, but a man from the health station intervened and gave her some money to...
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born. Hannah came to Rafiki Village Kenya at less than a month old in August 2006. Now, she is...
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Meseret
Social Welfare approached the Rafiki Foundation regarding Meseret's care. She is a double orphan: both of her parents died of an illness.
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Frank
Frank’s father was killed in a car accident, and his mother died of an illness when he was a young child.
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.