My Name is
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan. His father died in 2006 of an illness, and his mother died a year later. Joseph and his sister, Marie, lived with their grandparents after their parents died. Joseph's grandparents were taking care of thirteen children and both Joseph and Marie were very malnourished. Social welfare recommended that the children be placed at the Rafiki Village Rwanda, and the grandparents were grateful. Joseph and his sister arrived at the Village in 2009. Now, Joseph continues to grow in his faith. He reads his Bible daily and enjoys studying the Bible through the Rafiki Bible Study. He also strives to be diligent in his prayer life and enjoys attending church service each Sunday.
DOB: Sep 11, 2004
Sandra
Sandra’s father died suddenly in 2009, and her mother followed in 2010.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Alice
Alice was abandoned and given to her grandmother when she was only five months old.
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School.
Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt.
Hannah
Hannah arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in April 2010.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Adwoa
Adwoa and her sister, Akua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Kasayoka
Nancy's (Kasayoka) father died when she was two and her mother died eighteen months later.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.