My Name is
Erick
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Now, Erick enjoys math class. He is also a good athlete and musician. Erick says he is inspired by Rafiki's Founder, Rosemary Jensen, because she is a fervent prayer warrior for Rafiki in Africa.
DOB: Mar 31, 2001
Seth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
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...
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...
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2011.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died within two months of his birth, and his father remains unknown.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Valante
Valante arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda 2010.
Austin
Austin’s parents died leaving him an orphan at just one year old.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Adeline
Adeline arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Candace
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.