My Name is
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him. Emmanuel was temporarily placed in a short-term orphan care facility before arriving at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2007. Emmanuel believes Jesus is the Son of God and that God has made him His child and is providing everything he needs. Emmanuel is an intense and bright young man with lots of energy and potential for achievement in various arenas. He has a big and endearing personality. Emmanuel is a wonderful goalkeeper on the school soccer team, and he is working hard to keep up his grades to hold that position.
DOB: Sep 8, 2004
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Queenie
Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Abigail
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Obadiah
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Aquil
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Karen
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Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
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.
Philemon
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Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.