My Name is
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph and his twin brother Josiah arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui in May 2000. Their mother is deceased, and there is no record of their father. Joseph and Josiah found arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003. Joseph enjoys learning about geography and asks questions to further his knowledge. He is polite, kind, and trustworthy with responsibilities. He strives to live according to God's principles. He is thankful to God for the courage to be honest and speak in both truth and love. He continues to pray to live a life pleasing to God, to love Him more, and to spend time with Him each day.
DOB: Mar 8, 1999
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
Israel
Israel’s mother died in 2001 when he was two years old. His father died in 2003. Israel went to live with his uncle who was a widower and is...
Spencer
Both of Spencer's parents are deceased, and he was living with his elderly, impoverished grandmother in a desperate situation.
Rachel
Orphaned at age 3 months Rachel was was taken in by her grandparents. They were increasingly unable to feed and care for their growing...
Samson
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Benson Michael
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Juliet Babirye
Juliet and her twin brother Kato were brought to a babies' home as young children after they were abandoned by their mother and father.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died from complications due to AIDS and her mother started living with another man who did not want Sumaya. Sumaya's grandmother...
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003 and his mother in 2005. Jeff and his brother Samuel then began living with their nineteen-year-old sister, but she was...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Julius
Julius’ mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Francesca
Francesca, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom were under the care of their mentally ill mother who would leave them unattended for days at a...
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Nancy
Nancy was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother after her parents died.
Esther
Esther and her sister Celestina are double orphans.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Rachel Mwila
Rachel was one of thirteen living at a farm with her grandparents. Rachel’s brother Alick was accepted at the Rafiki Village in February 2009. The...
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Tendo
When Tendo came to Rafiki Village Uganda, her father was dead and her mother was deathly ill in the hospital. Before living at Rafiki, she and her...
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.