My Name is
Susan
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail. She and her brother John were placed in the care of a church member for a time. The siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2006. Susan enjoys participating during Bible lessons, which has helped her develop spiritually. From the Rafiki Bible Study, she has learned that we should be children of the light and live a life that is pleasing to God. She also continues to grow spiritually by praying more frequently and believing more fully in God than before. She also continues to grow in boldness, patience, and truthfulness.
DOB: Nov 21, 2004
Christine
Christine was found abandoned as a baby and was admitted into a babies’ home in 2004.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Kenny
Kenny and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.