My Name is
Hope

Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died. He had no living relatives that could take care of him. Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2007. Hope's favorite subjects are math and physics because he is fond of numbers. He likes to read the Bible and his geography and history textbooks. Hope believes that Jesus is always present to guide him.
DOB: Jun 13, 2002
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Felix
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Ezekiel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
After their parents' death, John and his brother were given to an impoverished uncle who could not properly care for the boys' needs.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Naomi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Andrew
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Andrew was a double orphan living with his impoverished aunt who only survived off the...
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Aquil
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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...
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.