My Name is
Abel

Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby. An orphanage was unable to find his birth parents or an adoptive home for him, so Abel was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya. He arrived in 2009 and settled in well to his new home. Abel enjoys mathematics, language arts, and is very orderly. He is godly in character and shows leadership abilities, often leading group discussions and coordinating group projects. Abel thanks God for the opportunity to study Scripture at Rafiki and prays that all he does will bring glory to God.
DOB: Sep 4, 2005
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Rebecca
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Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Akua
Akua loves to play soccer. In school, she excels in reading, and her favorite class is Bible.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Augustine
Augustine enjoys reading stories to become more fluent in his speech. He especially enjoys reading God's Word.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Alice
Alice’s parents both died by 2005 and she was left in the care of her eighteen-year-old brother.
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Keza
Keza arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.