My Name is
Christopher
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003. Although he had four older siblings, there was no adult family member able to provide care for him. Christopher arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003. Chris enjoys school and is known to be kind to his classmates. Christopher works to remain steadfast in following God's commands and glorifying Him. He prays that his relationship with God will continue to grow stronger. He wants nothing more than to be a light for Christ.
DOB: Nov 7, 1998
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Paul's mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father remains unknown. Upon arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012, it was learned...
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Ezekiel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.