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
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Rebecca
When she first arrived at the Village, Rebecca became an avid reader, sitting for hours with a book and reading to younger Rafiki children.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Randall
Randall was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.