My Name is
Barakael
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown. Barakael's grandfather then cared for him and his brother, Frederick. Due to poor health, the boys' grandfather was no longer able to work and care for them. The Rafiki Foundation was contacted, and the boys arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009. As Barakael listens to God's guidance, he continues to grow closer with the Lord. Barakael's favorite part of school is physical education, and he is a good soccer and basketball player. Baraka is grateful to be in the Rafiki School and to have the opportunity to study and know more about God.
DOB: Aug 18, 2006
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.
Natnael
After his mother died, Natnael went to live with his grandmother.
Fabrice
Fabrice was abandoned and placed in front of a children’s home as a small child.
Peter
Both Peter's parents abandoned him when he was a young child.
Sharon
Sharon's mother is deceased and her father is unknown.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Diana
Diana and her twin brother, Dereck were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Philemon
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Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth. His grandfather was old and unable to care for him. He was brought to an...
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her brother, Clinton, were placed in the care of their grandparents.
Precious Blessing
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Isaac
Isaac's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Paul, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012. The boys' mother passed...
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Deborah
Deborah’s parents were living in Uganda when they both died from an illness. Deborah and her sister Jane were then brought to Rwanda.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.