My Name is
Jamila
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt. However, her aunt was soon unable to care for her. Her father was mentally ill and also unable to care for her. Her aunt contacted social services for aid, wanting to offer Jamila a brighter future, and social services then contacted Rafiki. Jamila arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008. Her favorite subject is science because she understands that God has created her for a purpose and that her body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Jamila also enjoys science because she hopes to become a surgeon in the future! She has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study to overcome evil with good, love even those who do not agree with her, and seek Jesus daily.
DOB: Sep 2, 2004
Aquila
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.