My Name is
Jamila
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt. However, her aunt was soon unable to care for her. Her father was mentally ill and also unable to care for her. Her aunt contacted social services for aid, wanting to offer Jamila a brighter future, and social services then contacted Rafiki. Jamila arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008. Her favorite subject is science because she understands that God has created her for a purpose and that her body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Jamila also enjoys science because she hopes to become a surgeon in the future! She has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study to overcome evil with good, love even those who do not agree with her, and seek Jesus daily.
DOB: Sep 2, 2004
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Zachariah
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 her infant.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother often left her and her two siblings unattended for days at a time.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.