My Name is
James
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV. She contacted social services so that James and his sister, Sandra, could have a future and a hope for their lives. Social services referred the brother and sister to the Rafiki Village Uganda, and they arrived in April 2017. James' favorite subjects are art, music, and science. He is intrigued that his brain controls his other body parts and that his heart is the home of the Holy Spirit. James thanks God for keeping him alive and for dying on the cross for his sins. He prays for perseverance in his studies and a strong relationship with Christ.
DOB: Jun 28, 2004
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Johnson
Johnson’s mother died of an illness ten days after his birth, leaving him abandoned in the hospital.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Kelvin
Kelvin was orphaned in 2002 and nothing is known about his family.
Vivian
Vivian’s mother was mentally ill, and her father was unknown.
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Christine
Christine was found abandoned and was admitted to a babies' home in September 2004.
Valiness
After losing both of her parents to a fatal illness, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.