My Name is
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death. Elizabeth stayed with her elderly grandparents along with a great-grandmother after the death of her mother. No one in the family was employed, so they asked for help from the Rafiki Foundation. Elizabeth arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in April 2014. She enjoys reading the Bible and other books, praying to God, and spending time with her friends at the Rafiki Village. Elizabeth believes Jesus is the One who was born to come and die for her.
DOB: Jan 11, 2008
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Grace Masozi
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Mercy
Mercy’s mother passed away some time in 2003, and her father remains unknown.
Rose
Both of Roses's parents are deceased.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Clarisse
Clarisse's elderly grandmother cared for her since her birth.
Andrew
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Andrew was a double orphan living with his impoverished aunt who only survived off the...
Dorcas/Deborah
Deborah's parents and siblings went missing during religious riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was abandoned at a hospital in Rwanda when he was twelve months old, had malaria, and weighed only eleven pounds. The police have searched...
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother took him to visit her cousin.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.