My Name is
Ivan

Ivan
After being abandoned by his mother as a small child, Ivan was brought to the Nsambya Babies' home for a time. Ivan then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in May 2004. He now enjoys learning many things at Rafiki. Ivan’s favorite subjects are fine art, Bible class, and physical education. He also enjoys studying logic and likes to reason, especially using Scriptures to do so. He expresses himself by drawing pictures and is a great artist. Ivan hopes to pursue a career in technology. Ivan knows that he has been justified by faith, not by works. He is committed to living for Jesus and continues to grow in his trust in God.
DOB: Dec 5, 2001
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her and there were no records of her father or other relatives.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Phineas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Francis
Francis enjoys spending time with the short-term missionaries who visit the Village and helping his friends with homework.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006...
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Centia
Centia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.