My Name is
David
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010. Now, David loves to laugh and is always using his imagination to tell entertaining stories to his friends and teachers in the Village. The Rafiki Bible Study has taught David how important it is to love his Rafiki brothers and sisters.
DOB: May 12, 2005
Joseph
Joseph and his twin brother Josiah arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui in May 2000.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
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...
Clementine
Clementine was brought to her uncle in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Valiness
After losing both of her parents to a fatal illness, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Chloe
When she was a child, the police found Chloe alone in a house.
Denis
After the death of his mother, Denis was sent to the Nest, an organization funded by Catholic ministries before arriving at the Rafiki Village in...
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009.
Cephas
Cephas's father died just before he was born, and his mother died when he was just four years old.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.