My Name is
Joshua

Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and his older sister Mercy survived. The three children arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2010. Joshua loves working with difficult and hard-to-understand things, including math, his favorite subject! He is a capable young man with the potential to excel in every subject. Joshua knows that Jesus is the perfect lamb of God who gave his life for sinners.
DOB: Aug 12, 2007
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Myra
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Miriam
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Pamela
Pamela is a sweet and helpful young woman with a joyful smile. At school, she enjoys frequenting the library.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Mubiana
Mubiana's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Francis
Francis enjoys spending time with the short-term missionaries who visit the Village and helping his friends with homework.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.