My Name is
Ellen
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2003. Ellen is a kind young woman and a diligent student. She says she sees how faithful God has been in her life because he saved her from a difficult family situation and brought her to the Rafiki Village where she has learned to know him. Ellen has graduated from the Rafiki School and is being supported by Rafiki while she studies catering at a vocational school.
DOB: Jun 23, 2000
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Umu Blessing
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Augustine
Augustine arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Jacob
Jacob is a double orphan. He lived with his aunt for a time after his parents died.
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...
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Timothy
Timothy’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough, and his mother died several months later after a brief period of illness.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Grace Masozi
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Betty
Both of Betty’s parents died when she was young. Her mother contracted cerebral malaria, and her father died in a car accident.
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...
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Gritty
After both of Gritty's parents died, she arrived at Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.