My Name is
Joshua
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother who was mentally challenged and frequently left him with strangers. Social welfare services recommended him to Rafiki, and he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002. Joshua has learning difficulties, but he is one of the most motivated young people at the Village and in his special education school. He is a helpful young man, always willing to lend a hand to those in need. After school, he hopes to work as a carpenter. His favorite hymn is “Hallelujah, Thine the Glory” because it teaches him to praise God in all circumstances every day. Joshua prays that God will give him wisdom and knowledge and that he will be obedient to those in authority.
DOB: Feb 11, 2002
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Naomi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Bartholomew
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Kenny
Kenny and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.