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
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Florence
Florence arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
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...
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Leticia
Leticia and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2012.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.