My Name is
Jacob

Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents. Jacob is now an excellent student who likes school. He strives to work hard in school and to be a good example to other boys in the Village. He enjoys singing tenor in the Rafiki choir. He would like to study computer engineering someday. Jacob continues to grow closer to God through His Word.
DOB: Oct 25, 2002
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Saul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother after the death of her father and mother.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Joseph
Joseph and his sister arrived at the Village in 2009.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
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...
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kenny
Kenny and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.