My Name is
Jeremiah
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both his parents at birth. After living in a state-run orphanage for a time, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003. Jeremiah is now a good student who enjoys school. He is a leader and a curious learner who is not afraid to ask questions. He strives to remain thankful for the blessings God has given him. Jeremiah desires to glorify God by being content, understanding the Bible deeply, and sharing it with others.
DOB: Feb 15, 2003
Seth
Alice
Alice was abandoned and given to her grandmother when she was only five months old.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Marie Jeanne
Marie Jeanne was brought to her elderly, sickly grandmother when she was a young child after both of her parents died of sickness.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her brother, Clinton, were placed in the care of their grandparents.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Karen
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Priscilla
Priscilla and her sister, Erica, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
Joshua
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.