My Name is
Leah
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown. She was in a babies’ home in Kitui for over two years, and no one came to visit her. She was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by social welfare and arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2005. Leah shows an interest in language arts, especially literature and writing. She also enjoys playing soccer. She has learned that Christians should not grow weary of doing good and should pray without ceasing. Specifically, she has learned from the book of Hebrews that Jesus suffered in order to sanctify us through His blood. She continues to pray to do well academically and grow in her faith.
DOB: May 6, 2003
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.