My Name is
Hope
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents. Hope and her brother and sister were separated and given to different friends and relatives at the time. Hope's aunt and uncle had six small children and were unable to continue caring for her. The Rafiki Foundation was contacted and Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011. Hope now loves attending school and learning. She hopes to study well so she can help her extended family in the future. Hope has learned to trust in the Lord and his perfect timing. As she prays and waits on the Lord, her faith continues to grow.
DOB: Dec 21, 2005
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Johnson
Johnson’s mother died of an illness ten days after his birth, leaving him abandoned in the hospital.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Dativa
Dativa’s mother died of AIDs, and her father is unknown to the family.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Susanna
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned as a small child.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Siphiwe
Siphiwe’s mother died of a fatal illness, and it is believed that her father also died in Zimbabwe.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.