My Name is
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005. Samuel and his brother Jeff then began living with their nineteen-year-old sister, but she was unable to care for them. The boys arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2007 and soon flourished in the security and love of their new home. Samuel studies hard and is often on the honor roll. He believes Jesus is the eternal Son of God who was sent to save him from his sins and give him new life. Samuel knows that God gave him a new heart, saved him, and made him His child, because he asked God to save him and trusts Him to keep His promise. Samuel is learning to find answers in the Bible to the deep questions he has regarding his identity and purpose in life.
DOB: May 22, 2001
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Thomas
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Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Memory
Memory and her twin brother, Uchizi, had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown.
Mara
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 father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Alexander
After his parents died, Alexander was placed in the care of a man in his village.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Ezekiel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.