My Name is
Timothy
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an infant. Though she tried, his grandmother could not provide for his basic needs and asked for assistance. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2010. He soon began to thrive in a cottage with his Rafiki Mother and several Rafiki siblings. Timothy enjoys studying mathematics and working with numbers. He also enjoys spelling, and he often wins spelling competitions. Timothy loves Jesus and His Word, and he trusts the Lord to take care of him forever. He enjoys studying the Bible each day with his Rafiki siblings. His favorite book of the Bible is the Gospel of John.
DOB: Aug 6, 2007
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
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...
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
John
John’s father had been deceased for a few years when his mother died in 2007.
Charity
Both Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria. She came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Naomie
Naomie was living with her mother in Burundi when her mother became ill and died.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Aida
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Francine
When Francine was a small baby, her mother took her to Francine’s grandmother’s home and then disappeared, abandoning her.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning Grace.
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.