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
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Spencer
Both of Spencer's parents are deceased, and he was living with his elderly, impoverished grandmother in a desperate situation.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Moses
Moses was only a year old when both of his parents died of an illness.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Kwaku
Kwaku’s mother died nine days after giving birth to him and his twin sister.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Eunice
Eunice's father died when she was two years old, and her mother died a year later.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Clementine
Clementine was brought to her uncle in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.