My Name is
Emmanuel

Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child. The foster family who cared for him could not continue and asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010 and bonded well with his Rafiki mother and siblings. Manny enjoys studying social studies. It is his goal to help his community by becoming a firefighter in the future. He wants to be able to save lives and property. Emmanuel seeks to please God. He knows from his favorite verse, Mark 11:22, that it is impossible to please God without faith.
DOB: Nov 5, 2008
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Linda
Linda’s parents died in 2006, and she and her sister, Beatrice, were then left in the care of their aunt.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Saul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Brian
Brian was abandoned in the hospital as a new born by his young mother.
Juliet
Juliet lost her mother in 2003 and her father in 2004. She was then put in the care of an aunt who could not care for her basic needs. She arrived...
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Marie
Marie Jeanne arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki.
Clarisse
Clarisse arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Charles
After the death of their father, Charles and his brother, Denis, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small, one-room house.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.