My Name is
Elube
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child. Her older sister then took her in but had no consistent financial means to raise her. Elube arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in March 2008 and quickly adapted to her new home. Now, Elube knows and loves Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior, and she has committed to remaining faithful to Him. She desires to live a life worthy of Jesus and strives to offer her life as a sacrifice to the Lord.
DOB: Apr 7, 2003
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Caleb
Caleb’s parents died when he was four years old, and his relatives were unable to care for him because they are impoverished and relied on...
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
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.
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her brother, Clinton, were placed in the care of their grandparents.
Naitoti
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hebron
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Rose
Both of Roses's parents are deceased.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Julia
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.