My Name is
Boaz
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008. He now enjoys living and learning in a loving environment. Boaz's favorite subject is science because it is practical. Boaz aspires to be strong in faith like the Apostle Paul was, and he understands that nothing will separate him from the love of God.
DOB: Jul 11, 2005
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister moved four times as babies after their mother died.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Jeremiah
After the death of his parents, Jeremiah lived with a family member. Though she tried, this family member could not provide for Jeremiah's basic...
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.