My Name is
Enid
Enid
After Enid’s mother and father died, she went to live with her aunt. Though she tried, Enid's aunt could not properly care for her. She contacted the Rafiki Foundation for help. Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009. Now, Enid enjoys learning in school. She has learned how to trust God completely and pray earnestly. Enid enjoys studying the Bible, and she especially enjoys reading the Psalms. She often journals and prays about what she has learned from her Bible reading.
DOB: Oct 30, 2006
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned as a small child.
Johnson
Johnson’s mother died of an illness ten days after his birth, leaving him abandoned in the hospital.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her brother, Clinton, were placed in the care of their grandparents.
Keza
Keza was brought to her elderly grandmother in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Hillary
Hillary’s mother died in childbirth, so he was brought to the AIC babies’ home in Mogogosiek—a village four hours from Rafiki Village Kenya. He had...
Peter
Both Peter's mother and father died when he was an infant.
Morris
Morris’ was brought to an orphanage in Kitui in April, 2003 after both his parents died.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Emmanuel Kobi
Emmanuel (Kobi) arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Claude
Claude’s father died before he was born, and his mother died in the hospital giving birth to him.
Ato
Both of Ato's parents were deaf, mute, and mentally challenged.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Jack
After Jack’s mother died in 2006, he began living with his grandparents. His grandmother died soon after that.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.