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
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Surafel
Surafel and his sister, Fortuna, where left in the care of an uncle after their mother and father died.
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Wongani
Both Wongani's parents died by the time he was two years old.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Andrew
Andrew arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui, Kenya in 2000.
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Gritty
After both of Gritty's parents died, she arrived at Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Samson
At a very young age, Samson was abandoned and taken to a local orphanage.
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Michelle
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.