My Name is
John
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died. He soon adjusted well to his new home at Rafiki, benefiting from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment. John does well in many academic subjects, but he especially enjoys math and language arts. John understands that he has eternal life in Christ, and he seeks to serve God with his life.
DOB: Jun 24, 2005
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.