My Name is
Emmanuel

Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006. He then lived with his grandmother, aunt, and brothers, Richard and Shadreck. The boys' aunt sold vegetables to provide for the family, but the children were not being cared for adequately and there was no money available for them to attend school. Social welfare recommended Emmanuel and his brothers be placed in the Rafiki Village in Zambia, and they arrived in 2008. Emmanuel believes Jesus is the Savior and the Son of God. He has learned that God wants him to live like Jesus: to listen, obey, trust, and have faith in Him. Emmanuel is creative and forgiving, and he is learning endurance. He enjoys reading and creating works of art.
DOB: Sep 1, 2005
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Gabriela
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.
Rachel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Deogloriosio
Deo's parents are both deceased, making him a double orphan. His father died right before he was born and his mother soon after.
Josephine
Josephine and her sister Tendo were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were then placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Memory
Memory was found in the care of a 65-year-old widow who lived in a village subsidized by the government for the homeless.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.