My Name is
Joanna
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002. Joanna now says that God has been faithful to her in guiding her for many years; she is convinced that the Lord will remain faithful to her. Joanna draws encouragement from the hymn "A Wonderful Savior is Jesus My Lord" because the lyrics remind her that God has her hidden in the depths of his great love.
DOB: Mar 24, 2002
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Meseret
Social Welfare approached the Rafiki Foundation regarding Meseret's care. She is a double orphan: both of her parents died of an illness.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
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.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Priscilla
Priscilla and her sister, Erica, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Racheal
After both her parents died, Racheal lived in her grandfather's care.
Wongani
Both Wongani's parents died by the time he was two years old.
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother, Edmund, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.