My Name is
Abiba
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill. Social services contacted the Rafiki Foundation for assistance, and Ruth then arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at Rafiki. Biba Ruth enjoys history, especially world history, why wars were started, and the mistakes that human beings have made in the past so that people will learn not to repeat those mistakes. She also does well in math class. Her favorite Scripture verse is John 17:3, and she understands that the only way to receive eternal life is through Jesus Christ. Abiba Ruth continually prays to draw closer to Jesus, to grow in faith, and to love others unconditionally.
DOB: Jun 2, 2005
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Enala
Enala’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her twin brothers, and their father also died in 2007.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother died in September 2002, and her father is unknown.
Donatha
When Donatha was extremely young, her mother and father both died of an illness.
Divine
Divine was placed in the care of her aunt after both her parents died of an illness.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Deogloriosio
Deo's parents are both deceased, making him a double orphan. His father died right before he was born and his mother soon after.
Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes.
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Blessing
Blessing lost her father before she was born, and her mother ran away in 2000 and was returned to the village dead two years later.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother, Edmund, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.