My Name is
Josephine
Josephine
Josephine and her sister Tendo were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were then placed in a temporary home for abandoned children by a child rights organization. After an investigation, social welfare determined that the girls had been abandoned by their mother. They arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006. Josephine knows that her attitudes and actions matter to God and to those around her. She is careful to encourage others and not tear them down by her words.
DOB: Feb 14, 2003
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.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Frank
Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Centia
Centia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.