My Name is
George
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt. She cared for George for two years, but she struggled to meet the needs of a two-year-old boy. George arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2011, and his aunt was very grateful. George now enjoys singing, especially hymns. He also enjoys studying science and hopes to be a scientist when he grows up. George enjoys reading new books in class and engaging in discussion. One of his favorite Bible passages is Psalm 23, and he admires David's faith.
DOB: Dec 23, 2009
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Sam
An aunt cared for Sam after his mother and father died of an illness in 2010.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Emelyne
Emelyne was brought to her elderly grandmother after both her parents died.
Kevin
Kevin was found in the central district of Nairobi by the local police in December 2001. He was brought to a children’s home to wait while the...
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Josephine
Josephine and her sister Tendo were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were then placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Jane Kacyeye
Jane’s parents were living in Uganda when they died from a terminal illness.
Adeline
Adeline and her mother were living with a family friend when her mother left one day and never returned.
Charity
Both Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria. She came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.