My Name is
Israel
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father remains unknown. He lived with his elderly grandparents for a time. Because of the living conditions and the age of his grandparents, Israel was soon transferred to a local baby’s orphanage. The social worker contacted Rafiki to assume Israel's long-term care, and he arrived in 2014. Israel was also reunited with his brother, Isaka, who already lived at Rafiki Village Tanzania. Israel continues to learn about the importance of hard work in his studies. He does well in his math and science classes. Through the Rafiki Bible Study, Israel's knowledge of God continues to grow. His love for Christ makes him want to be kind and loving to others.
DOB: Feb 2, 2010
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
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...
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old.
Mwiza
Mwiza arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Jeremiah
At two months of age, Jeremiah was abandoned at a local hospital.
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.