My Name is
Chukwudi

Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan; his father died in 2005, and his mother died in 2008. After his mother's death, he was placed in the care of his widowed great-grandmother. Though she tried, she could not care for Chukwudi's basic needs. Social welfare services recommended that he be placed at the Rafiki Village Nigeria, and he arrived in 2009. Chukwudi is a good student who especially enjoys art. He has continued to see God's provision and the power of prayer in his life. Chukwudi prays to look more like Christ every single day.
DOB: Jun 3, 2005
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Felix
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Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ethan
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Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Leonard
After the death of their parents, Leonard and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Joshua
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Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Clinton
After the death of their parents, Clinton and his sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Akosua
Akosua is a confident and competent young lady. She loves math and is thankful for the way God made her.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.