My Name is
Yaw
Yaw
Yaw, his twin sister, and his half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010. Yaw soon proved to be a young man with a very gentle nature who seems to get along well with everyone. He likes the hymn "What Can Wash Away My Sins" because he knows and believes that only Jesus' blood can cleanse him. Through the Rafiki Bible Study, Yaw has learned that we should always rejoice in the Lord, be praying at all times, and be spiritually alert for when Christ returns.
DOB: Feb 22, 2007
Memory
Memory was found in the care of a 65-year-old widow who lived in a village subsidized by the government for the homeless.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Valante
Valante's mother died of complications while giving birth to him, and his father died shortly after her.
Peter
Both Peter's mother and father died when he was an infant.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers, Randy and Emmanuel, were abandoned by their mother as young children. Prince and his brothers arrived at the Rafiki...
Clinton
After the death of their parents, Clinton and his sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Paulina
Paulina’s father died before she was born, and her mother died in 2003.
Jane Kacyeye
Jane’s parents were living in Uganda when they died from a terminal illness.
Dorcas/Deborah
Deborah's parents and siblings went missing during religious riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Francis
Francis and his sister, Pamela, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Josiah
Josiah's mother is deceased, and his father remains unknown. He and his twin brother Joseph arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003.
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Donatha
Donatha’s life began in difficulty. Because Donatha's mother died when she was young, and her father abandoned her shortly after, she has never...
Emelyne
Emelyne was brought to her elderly grandmother after both her parents died.
Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.