My Name is
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother took him to visit her cousin. After two days, she left without telling anyone, abandoning Emmanuel. No one has seen or heard from his biological mother since that time, and his father was unknown. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009. His health rapidly improved after moving to the Village, thanks to a good diet and a stable home environment. Emmanuel is confident that God is with him in all things, and he knows that God brought him to Rafiki. He is thankful for the opportunity to learn, study God's Word, and now share with his extended relatives who God is.
DOB: Dec 28, 2005
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Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Alick
Alick is a double orphan. He lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother in 2007.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Paul
Paul's mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father remains unknown. Upon arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012, it was learned...
Valante
Valante's mother died of complications while giving birth to him, and his father died shortly after her.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Naitoti
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Meseret
Social Welfare approached the Rafiki Foundation regarding Meseret's care. She is a double orphan: both of her parents died of an illness.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Ibrahim
Ibrahim was quite fearful when he arrived at Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004. His background and history made him fearful of change and strangers.
Reuben
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Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Gritty
After both of Gritty's parents died, she arrived at Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.