My Name is
Aneth
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt. Though she tried, her aunt could not provide for Aneth's basic needs. Aneth and her cousin Adella arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2005. Aneth has high goals for her educational future, and she is learning that she must work hard to achieve those goals. Aneth enjoys playing basketball with her friends. She is sure of her salvation because she trusts in Christ as her Lord and Savior.
DOB: Aug 10, 2003
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.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Lydia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Sam
Sam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Moses
Moses and his twin sister were abandoned at a shopping center, found by strangers, and taken to a local district hospital.
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
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...
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.