My Name is
Susanna
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died. Susanna's elderly, impoverished grandparents struggled to care for Susanna in a very poor village, and they sought help. Susanna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005. Susanna would like to study journalism at a university. She says education is important because it helps us develop mentally and morally. Susanna says God has made Himself known to her personally through both His Word and the beauty of creation. She continues to pray for humility and to show God's love to others. Susanna says she has been inspired by Rafiki's founder, Rosemary Jensen, and her love and care for others.
DOB: Oct 18, 2001
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning her infant.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.