My Name is
Jane
Jane
Jane and her twin brother Jimmy were brought to a police station after their mother died in a local hospital. Eventually, their grandfather was located, but he was unable to care for the twins. Jane and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004. Jane likes memorizing Bible verses. She is kind, humble, loving, caring, and always cheerful. She willingly takes part in classroom activities and respectfully accepts responsibility. Through the Rafiki Bible Study, she has learned about putting on the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet of hope for salvation. Jane knows that even in difficult situations, God is there and will never leave her.
DOB: Jul 21, 2002
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
Memory
Memory was found in the care of a 65-year-old widow who lived in a village subsidized by the government for the homeless.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Diana
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.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Wilson
Both Wilson’s mother and father died when he was a small child. Wilson and his sister were then referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda in September...
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Emmanuel
Little is known about Emmanuel's life before coming to the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Moses
Moses and his twin sister were abandoned at a shopping center, found by strangers, and taken to a local district hospital.
Linda
Linda’s parents died in 2006, and she and her sister, Beatrice, were then left in the care of their aunt.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.