My Name is
Benon
Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth, and his elderly grandfather was unable to care for him after his death. He was then taken to an orphanage in Kampala, Uganda before arriving at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006. Benon enjoys being active with his friends and playing sports. His best subject is math. Benon desires to please God before pleasing man. He says he has come to know Christ through reading his Bible and the regular Bible teaching he receives at the Village and in school. Benon strives to serve God all the days of his life.
DOB: Mar 11, 2005
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Kenny
Kenny and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Francis
Francis and his sister, Pamela, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Aquila
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
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.
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Aidah
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.