My Name is
David
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff. The nurses were unable to trace his mother. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004. He is neat, polite, cooperative, attentive, and has a positive learning attitude. David often displays Christian character. David shows an interest in language arts, and he likes literature and grammar. He is a good student and a hard worker. Through the Rafiki Bible Study, David has learned about God's renewing grace, His faithfulness, and His steadfast love. It is David's goal to read through the entire Bible.
DOB: Jul 13, 2004
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Isaac
Isaac's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Paul, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012. The boys' mother passed...
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Judith
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria.
Salome
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Anastazia
Anastazia is a double orphan. She and her brother Innocent arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008 and soon benefited from the quality care,...
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...
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.