My Name is
Austin
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006. Austin understands that Jesus died on the cross to redeem him. He trusts Jesus because He is kind and loves all people.
DOB: Apr 30, 2003
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Racheal
After both her parents died, Racheal lived in her grandfather's care.
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.