My Name is
Furaha
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers. They are from the Maasai tribe and lived deep in the bush. Their uncle contacted Rafiki for help. The three girls arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2012. Furaha continues to be an excellent student who is serious about her education. Furaha loves school and loves to learn. She is capable of achieving whatever educational goals she sets for herself. Furaha's faith in Christ helps her do the right thing and love those around her. She is continually grateful that God gave her a mind to learn about Him, and she thanks the Lord that He brought her to Rafiki.
DOB: Mar 1, 2006
Jacob
Jacob is a double orphan. He lived with his aunt for a time after his parents died.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Sean
Sean’s mother abandoned him after his father was put in prison.
Adam
Adam is a double orphan. His mother and father died of malaria in 2007.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was...
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Eunice
Eunice's father died when she was two years old, and her mother died a year later.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier and died before she turned 3.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother took him to visit her cousin.
Uchizi
Uchizi and his twin sister had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.