My Name is
Hannah
Hannah
Hannah arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in April 2010. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. Hannah also proved to be helpful young woman, and she often helps her Rafiki mother and teachers. She has a creative imagination and enjoys listening to stories. Hannah's favorite hymn is "Praise to The Lord, The Almighty" because it reminds of her of how good God is. She continues to strengthen her prayer life and seek the Lord in every situation.
DOB: May 20, 2006
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother, Edmund, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Philip
Philip’s mother died in childbirth, and his father died of cancer in 2005.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Yaw
Yaw and his two sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Diana
Diana was placed in the care of her young uncle after her mother died.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Valante
Valante's mother died of complications while giving birth to him, and his father died shortly after her.
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Nothing is known about his background or his family.
Memory
Memory was found in the care of a 65-year-old widow who lived in a village subsidized by the government for the homeless.
Clarisse
Clarisse's elderly grandmother cared for her since her birth.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Peter
Peter’s grandmother and other relatives cared for him after the death of his parents.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.