My Name is
Tracy
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar's) parents died of illness in 2002. She and her brother, Timothy, arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005. Tamar soon enjoyed going to the Rafiki School with the rest of her friends. Tamar says that God has made Himself known to her personally through His Word and His love and kindness. She trusts God because He is her creator, and she prays to be a blessing to those around her.
DOB: Dec 25, 2002
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
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.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Sensee
Sensee’s mother died three days after giving birth to her.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.