My Name is
Benson Michael
Benson Michael
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005. The police took him to the hospital on the same day. Social Services recommended him to the Rafiki Village Kenya, and he arrived in September 2005. Soon after his arrival, he was taken to church and introduced to the congregation. They all enjoyed meeting the newest addition to the Rafiki family. Benson enjoys learning about math and science. Despite the many activities and experiments, he still finds them exciting. He uses his time constructively and is eager to learn new things. He has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that he is a child of light and not of darkness. He continues to grow in character, being truthful, forgiving, and cheerfully obedient.
DOB: Aug 27, 2005
Dativa
Dativa’s mother died of AIDs, and her father is unknown to the family.
Randy
Randy and his two brothers Prince and Emmanuel were abandoned by their mother when she left to visit relatives and never returned.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Daniel
Daniel and his brother were orphaned after their parents died.
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Beatrice
Beatrice was left in the care of her aunt after her parents died in 2006. They lived in a two-room house with nine other relatives.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Myra
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Grace Masozi
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Morris
Morris’ was brought to an orphanage in Kitui in April, 2003 after both his parents died.
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003. John was then placed in the care of his grandmother, but she struggled to provide for him and was unable to...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.