My Name is
Francisca
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old, and her father died six months later. After the death of her parents, Francisca lived with her impoverished grandfather. Though he tried, he could not provide for Francisca's basic needs. Social welfare asked the Rafiki Foundation to assume the care of Francisca and her cousin, Kofi. The children arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Francisca's favorite hymn is "At the Name of Jesus" because she knows that God will help her. From the Rafiki Bible Study, Francisca has learned that Christ will return and that she should glorify him with her life.
DOB: Oct 12, 2007
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Sandra
Sandra lived in her uncle's care after her parent's death.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Centia
Centia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.