My Name is
John
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother. However, when she struggled to provide for him and send him to school, she asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. John arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009. He is a good student and is serious about his schoolwork. John is a natural leader both at school and at home. His favorite part of each day is learning theology and he diligently wakes early to read his Bible. John hopes to open a children’s center in the future so that he can help others. He prays that he will continue to grow into a godly man who walks in God’s ways each day.
DOB: Jun 19, 2003
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Wilson
Both Wilson’s mother and father died when he was a small child. Wilson and his sister were then referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda in September...
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Valante
Valante arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda 2010.
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.