My Name is
Charles
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Little is known about his background or his family. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2003. Charles’ favorite school subject is math because he likes solving complex problems. Charles plays the trumpet in the Rafiki Orchestra and enjoys making music with others to worship God. He knows that God is all-wise and that He will impart wisdom to those who cry out to Him for it. He trusts Christ because He protects and provides. Charles wants to continue drawing near to the Lord and learning more about Him.
DOB: Dec 24, 2000
Benjamin
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier and died before she turned 3.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Paul
Paul was brought to a local children’s home in 1999 by a pastor.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Eve
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Sandra
Sandra lived in her uncle's care after her parent's death.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.