My Name is
Frederick
Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008, and his father remains unknown. His grandfather cared for him and his younger brother Barakeal for a time. Their grandfather was in poor health and was unable to work and care for the boys. He asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. The boys then moved to the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009. Fred does very well in art and physical education in school. He also enjoys playing basketball, is very skilled, and often shows good sportsmanship. Fred continues to work diligently in school and to trust in Christ as his personal Lord and Savior.
DOB: Oct 4, 2003
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Bethany
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.
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Deogloriosio
Deo’s father passed away before he was born, and his mother died soon after giving birth.
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.