My Name is
Sumaya
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her. She was then considered abandoned by social welfare before arriving at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005. Now, Sumaya is doing well in math, biology, English, and literature. She enjoys math and biology because she is interested in numbers, problem solving, and nature. Sumaya says that education is the key for her future, and she knows that she must strive to master all her subjects. She knows God loves and cares for her, and she marvels at the fact that God also cares for all of creation. Sumaya continually prays not to conform to the world but to be transformed by the renewal of her mind.
DOB: Oct 10, 2001
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Micah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Sam
Sam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Saul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Alice
Alice arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in November 2009.
Mavis
Mavis was orphaned when both of her parents died of illnesses.
Rachel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.