My Name is
Isaac
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011. He has received excellent care and a good education. Isaac soon proved to be a smiley, friendly young man who loves spending time with his friends and Rafiki brothers. His favorite subject is science, and he enjoys playing basketball. From the Rafiki Bible Study, Isaac has learned that a believers faith grows firm as he stands fast in it.
DOB: Dec 20, 2006
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Claude
Claude’s father died before he was born, and his mother died in the hospital giving birth to him.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Eunice
Eunice's father died when she was two years old, and her mother died a year later.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Randall
Randall was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Mubiana
Mubiana's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Epa
Epa’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him in 2003.
Clementine
Clementine was brought to her uncle in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness
Sindani
Sindani and her two older sisters were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their parents.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Esther
When Esther’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Natnael
After his mother died, Natnael went to live with his grandmother.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.