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
Sindani
Sindani and her two older sisters were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their parents.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Peter
Peter’s grandmother and other relatives cared for him after the death of his parents.
Elikem
Elikem and his sister, Abena, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2003.
Rose
Rose's mother passed away in 2005, and her father remains unknown.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Queenie
Queenie was abandoned in 2010 and has no known family.
Wanangwa
By 2007, Wanangwa had lost both of his parents to fatal illnesses.
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Azuma
Azumba and her brothers, Atimbil and Awumbe, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Gritty
After both of Gritty's parents died, she arrived at Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Priscilla
Priscilla and her sister, Erica, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Jane Kacyeye
Jane’s parents were living in Uganda when they died from a terminal illness.
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...
Clarisse
Clarisse's elderly grandmother cared for her since her birth.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.