My Name is
John
John
John has had charm and charisma from a very young age; he is a happy boy with a quick smile despite his difficult start in life. He never knew his father and his mother left him with a caretaker when he was just a year old. John’s caretaker requested help and social welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation. John arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012. John enjoys attending school and learning, especially when he studies science and the Bible. After his schooling, he hopes to become an architect. John prays that he will study diligently in school and always be prepared for Christ’s return.
DOB: Feb 17, 2010
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jack
After Jack’s mother died in 2006, he began living with his grandparents.
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning her infant.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Andrew
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Andrew was a double orphan living with his impoverished aunt who only survived off the...
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Julia
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.