My Name is
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005. They were both abandoned by their parents and left in the care of an elderly and impoverished grandmother who could not provide for their needs. Emmanuel enjoys the subject of logic because it trains him to properly state an argument. He does well in his math, science, and Bible classes. Emmanuel continues to learn how to love others with brotherly affection and to look for ways to help those in need. He prays to be wise, thoughtful, and mature in his faith.
DOB: Apr 9, 2004
John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Naitoti
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Miriam
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her and there were no records of her father or other relatives.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
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.