My Name is
Biruk
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt. She worked as a housemaid and had to take Biruk to work with her. She eventually lost her job and had no means to provide for Biruk. Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation on his behalf. Biruk arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia and began to be nourished both physically and spiritually. Biruk now enjoys helping others. He likes the story in the Bible about the lame man being healed because it reminds him to follow Jesus, who is merciful and powerful. Biruk's favorite hymn is "Trust and Obey."
DOB: Jul 18, 2008
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Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Dorcas
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Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Peter
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Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Diana
Diana and her twin brother were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Grace
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Judith
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Michelle
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Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.