My Name is
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007. He then lived with his grandmother who was caring for many other children at the time. With so many other children, she could not provide for Joseph and social services recommended that he be placed at the Rafiki Village Zambia. He arrived at the Village in 2008. Joseph knows that God has given him a new heart, saved him, and made him His child. He says he knows because every day God leads him closer to Him and is teaching him to love and obey Him. Joseph has learned that God wants him to glorify Him and enjoy Him forever, and he seeks to glorify God in the leadership position he holds in school. He enjoys drawing and his favorite book is "Til We Have Faces" by C.S. Lewis.
DOB: May 1, 2003
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
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.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.