My Name is
Ellen
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010. She is very shy and quiet, but she is learning to open up and be more verbal. She enjoys history and P.E. class. Her favorite activity is playing kickball. Living in the Village, Ellen has learned that God wants us to love one another and that He will be coming again.
DOB: May 4, 2009
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Hillary
Hillary was found abandoned in the Moshi area when he was just four months old.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Nahum
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.