My Name is
Eric
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt. Their father also died. The boys' aunt had four children of her own, was due to give birth to a fifth child, and could not continue to care for the brothers. The boys arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010. They soon began to thrive in their new environment with nutritious food, beds of their own, and the opportunity to attend school. Eric enjoys studying the Bible. From studying Paul's letters, he learned about imitating Paul as he imitated Christ. Eric continues to grow as he seeks to read his Bible, attend church, and pray.
DOB: Jul 23, 2007
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Vivian
Vivian’s mother was mentally ill, and her father was unknown.
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was...
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Timothy
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Makatee
.Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Mwiza
Mwiza arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Jane Kacyeye
Jane’s parents were living in Uganda when they died from a terminal illness.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.