My Name is
Awumbe
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010. Awumbe soon developed into a happy and funny little boy who has a special ability to brighten everyone’s day with his huge smile. Awumbe attends a special school that helps him with his learning challenges. He loves to dance at church, home, and school whenever praise songs are played. "Today Is The Day The Lord Has Made" is Awumbe's favorite song.
DOB: Nov 3, 2008
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Prisca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died and Mathias and his brother were given to an uncle for care.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Ezekiel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.