My Name is
John
John
John has had charm and charisma from a very young age; he is a happy boy with a quick smile despite his difficult start in life. He never knew his father and his mother left him with a caretaker when he was just a year old. John’s caretaker requested help and social welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation. John arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012. John enjoys attending school and learning, especially when he studies science and the Bible. After his schooling, he hopes to become an architect. John prays that he will study diligently in school and always be prepared for Christ’s return.
DOB: Feb 17, 2010
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Eltonia
Eltonia and her younger brother, Kwaku, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Salome
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Randall
Randall was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.