My Name is
Odel
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her. Though she tried, her aunt struggled to care for Odel and asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Odel arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. She soon began to blossom under the loving care of her Rafiki Mother. Odel enjoys studying mathematics because she likes to learn about numbers and to solve problems. She hopes to be a teacher when she grows up. She loves Jesus because He loved her first and died for her sins.
DOB: May 14, 2008
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Joshua
Joshua’s mother died in 2002, and his father died two years later.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Christine
Christine was found abandoned as a baby and was admitted into a babies’ home in 2004.
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.