My Name is
John
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother. However, when she struggled to provide for him and send him to school, she asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. John arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009. He is a good student and is serious about his schoolwork. John is a natural leader both at school and at home. His favorite part of each day is learning theology and he diligently wakes early to read his Bible. John hopes to open a children’s center in the future so that he can help others. He prays that he will continue to grow into a godly man who walks in God’s ways each day.
DOB: Jun 19, 2003
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Uchizi
Uchizi and his twin sister had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown
Joanna
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...
Lydia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Christine
Christine was found abandoned as a baby and was admitted into a babies’ home in 2004.
Keza
Keza arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Alex
Alex and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.