My Name is
Harriet
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her. Without a relative to raise her, her family contacted social services. They asked Rafiki Foundation to intervene on Harriet's behalf. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008. She now enjoys living and learning with her Rafiki family. She has learned from studying Romans in the Rafiki Bible Study to love others sincerely, not to be ashamed of the gospel, and to stay firm in faith even when things are difficult. Harriet continues to pray for a strong faith and for a hard-working spirit in school.
DOB: Nov 4, 2003
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Chloe
When she was a child, the police found Chloe alone in a house.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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...
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
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...
Adam
Adam is a double orphan. His mother and father died of malaria in 2007.
Umu Blessing
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Philemon
Annie
After the death of both her parents, Annie was cared for by her aunt.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Silas
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.