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
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Peter
Both Peter's parents abandoned him when he was a young child.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
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.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier who died before she turned three.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Justina
Justina and her twin sister Josephine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Simon
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Evess
After the death of both of her parents, Evess was left in the care of an impoverished aunt who could not properly feed her.
Alice
Both Alice's mother and father died in 2005, and her grandparents were also deceased.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
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.