My Name is
Jonathan

Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005. Jonathan is an excellent student who likes school. He is also a talented artist and has created many wonderful works of art. His art teacher at the Rafiki School has been a mentor to him. John has worked diligently to appreciate and study the beauty of God through His Word, creation, and people.
DOB: Feb 2, 2001
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Betty
Both of Betty’s parents died when she was young. Her mother contracted cerebral malaria, and her father died in a car accident.
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Honorine
Honorine (Mufasha) and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Annie
After the death of both her parents, Annie was cared for by her aunt.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned as a small child.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.