My Name is
Francesca

Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time. Social welfare services intervened, and the children were removed from their unhealthy situation. Francesca and her siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2003. Their mother gave birth to another boy, Emmanuel, in 2004; he arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2009. Francesca is maturing into a helpful, patient young woman. Through studying the Bible, Francesca knows that God is always with her, that she can do all things through God, and that she does not need to be anxious about anything.
DOB: Aug 26, 2003
Edda
Orphaned at birth, Edda lived with her grandparents when she was a small child.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Little is known about his background or his family.
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother.
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Ato
Both of Ato's parents were deaf, mute, and mentally challenged.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Diana
Diana and her twin brother, Dereck were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Vincent
Vincent and his brother, Rabson, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.