My Name is
Adam
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria. Adam and his half brother, Gabriel, lived with their grandmother after their father died. Living conditions were poor, and there was little chance the boys would have an opportunity to attend school. A social welfare officer examined the situation and the decision was made to move them to the Rafiki Village Liberia. Adam enjoys studying social studies because he gets to learn about his community and country. Adam is not quite sure what he wants to be when he grows up; however, he believes that God will lead him in his future. He believes that it is important to do his best in school because his generation will be the future leaders of the country. Adam says he loves Jesus because He left all the His riches in heaven to die for us.
DOB: Nov 15, 2005
Enala
Enala’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her twin brothers, and their father also died in 2007.
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his twin sister Jane were brought to a local police station after their mother died in the Kenyatta National hospital.
Peter
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Grace
An aunt cared for Grace after the death of her parents.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Ezekiel
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Paul
Paul’s father died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos, Nigeria in 2001.
Natnael
After his mother died, Natnael went to live with his grandmother.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.