My Name is
Claude
Claude
Claude’s father died before he was born, and his mother died in the hospital while giving birth to him. He lived with his aunt for a time, but she could not provide for his needs. Claude was brought to the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009. He soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. He enjoys learning about science, and he especially enjoys performing experiments. Claude has learned about living a holy life, loving others, and imitating Jesus through studying God's Word in the Rafiki Bible Study.
DOB: Nov 6, 2006
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Simeon
In 2009, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare closed an orphanage due to adoption violations.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother took him to visit her cousin.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Nothing is known about his background or his family.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Elikana
Elikana is a double orphan. She and her sister Mercy were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone...
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Moses
Moses was removed from his mother in January 2003 for his protection.
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Wilson
Both Wilson’s mother and father died when he was a small child. Wilson and his sister were then referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda in September...
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister, Diana, were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.