My Name is
James
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank. Because of poor health, their grandmother was afraid that she would not be able to care for the boys. She asked Rafiki for help. James and Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008. James is a great reader, and he enjoys reading whenever he can. He also enjoys playing tennis and basketball. James continues to actively seek answers to his spiritual questions and grow in his knowledge of the Lord.
DOB: Jan 2, 2006
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Aquil
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.