My Name is
Hilda
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old. She was brought to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center hospital in 2009 before being taken to a short-term orphanage. The orphanage contacted the Rafiki Foundation concerning her long-term care and education. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2012. Hilda is a sweet, quiet young woman. She continues to work hard in school to do the best that she can. She is grateful to be safe and cared for at the Rafiki Village. Hilda enjoys singing praises to God and studying His Word with her Rafiki family each day.
DOB: Feb 11, 2006
Honorine
Both Mufasha's mother and father died when she was a young child.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother took him to visit her cousin.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Kwame
Kwame, along with his brother and sister, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Samson
At a very young age, Samson was abandoned and taken to a local orphanage.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Mercy
Mercy’s mother passed away some time in 2003, and her father remains unknown.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Adeline
Adeline and her mother were living with a family friend when her mother left one day and never returned.
Deogloriosio
Deo's parents are both deceased, making him a double orphan. His father died right before he was born and his mother soon after.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Hillary
Hillary’s mother died in childbirth, so he was brought to the AIC babies’ home in Mogogosiek—a village four hours from Rafiki Village Kenya. He had...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.