My Name is
Joshua

Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother who was mentally challenged and frequently left him with strangers. Social welfare services recommended him to Rafiki, and he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002. Joshua has learning difficulties, but he is one of the most motivated young people at the Village and in his special education school. He is a helpful young man, always willing to lend a hand to those in need. After school, he hopes to work as a carpenter. His favorite hymn is “Hallelujah, Thine the Glory” because it teaches him to praise God in all circumstances every day. Joshua prays that God will give him wisdom and knowledge and that he will be obedient to those in authority.
DOB: Feb 11, 2002
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Mary
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Sean
Sean’s mother abandoned him after his father was put in prison.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Mary
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Fiyete
Fiyete arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Blessing
Blessing and her twin brother Dalitso, had moved four times since their mother died when they were babies. They lived at two babies’ homes and then...
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother often left her and her two siblings unattended for days at a time.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Naitoti
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elijah
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Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.