My Name is
Afia

Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. Afia is naturally intelligent and has a desire to learn, and she loves to read and ask questions. Afia particularly enjoys music and art, and loves to dance anytime she hears music. The hymn "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah" teaches Afia that God is always there to guide and care for her.
DOB: Jul 5, 2005
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Kasayoka
Nancy's (Kasayoka) father died when she was two and her mother died eighteen months later.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
George
George's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Azuma
Azumba and her brothers, Atimbil and Awumbe, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Joseph
Joseph and his sister arrived at the Village in 2009.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Noah
Noah’s mother died a few days after giving birth to him. He was then placed in the care of his maternal grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.