My Name is
Fiskani
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him. He was living in a local village home without electricity or running water, sleeping on a grass mat and eating one meal a day because of the lack of maize. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006. Fiskani now enjoys learning about the body, and he continues to seek out opportunities to learn about the practice of medicine. He works to make real-life connections to his subjects, and his desire to become a physician remains strong. He is described by his teachers as eager to learn and participate in class. Fiskani looks forward to evening devotions with his Rafiki brothers each night, and he is thankful for God's unfailing faithfulness.
DOB: May 11, 2001
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased and his father is in prison. When his father was imprisoned, Frank and two of his older siblings were left in the care...
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Jamila Naomi
Naomi's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt who was unable to care for her. Her father was mentally ill and also unable to care for her....
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005 and his father died in 2006. He then lived in the home of his grandmother and aunt with three other orphaned...
Jack
After Jack’s mother died in 2006, he began living with his grandparents. His grandmother died soon after that. His grandfather did his best to care...
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Lydia
Lydia was orphaned when her mother died in 2003. Her father had passed away two years earlier. Lydia and her young brother Job lived with their...
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Emmanuel Kobi
Emmanuel (Kobi) and his two brothers Prince and Randy were abandoned by their mother when she left to visit relatives and never returned.
Hellen
Helen was found lost and crying in the streets in 2003.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Centia
Centia’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was about seven months old.
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth. He was covered with maggots and crying when he was found. Hospital records show that he was...
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Cristopher
Both of Christopher's parents died in 2004.
Simeon
In 2009, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare closed an orphanage due to adoption violations.
Uchizi
Uchizi and his twin sister had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown
Clint
Clint was found abandoned at the edge of Thogoto Forest in Dagoretti
Dereck
Dereck’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin sister Diana.
Afia
Both Afia’s mother and father died in 2006, and she arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry. Before arriving, he was in the care of an elderly grandmother and social services...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.