My Name is
Frank

Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor. She contacted social services, and they contacted Rafiki on Frank's behalf. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006. He was in poor health when he arrived, but he has benefited from the healthy environment at the village. Frank now enjoys history and social studies. He excels in his language arts and literature classes. Frank says that he knows God is a God of beauty, and he sees it all around him in Rafiki Village Uganda. Frank continues to pray for a bright future and a strong relationship with Christ.
DOB: Feb 26, 2004
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Umu
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Elizabeth
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James
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Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Kofi
Kofi is known as a kind, helpful young man with leadership qualities. A warm smile often shines on his face.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Fiyete
Fiyete arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.