My Name is
Besufekad
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him. The local community looked out for him for the first four years of his life. At one point, he lived on the street until a volunteer with a local ministry took him in; she referred him to the Rafiki Foundation for a permanent home. He arrived at Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2014. Besufekad now has an easy-going personality. He is social and enjoys conversing with others. His favorite hymn is "Holy, Holy, Holy" because it reminds him that God alone is holy.
DOB: Jun 5, 2010
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Paul
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James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Honorine
Honorine (Mufasha) and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Ethan
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Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Chloe
When she was a child, the police found Chloe alone in a house.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009.
Claire
Claire arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Yaw
Yaw and his two sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.