My Name is
Judith
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs. Judith arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Now, Judith enjoys reading in her free time, and she enjoys discussing books with her friends. She is inspired by Christian in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. She learned from the character that standing firm in faith and resisting temptations will lead a believer to the promised land. Judith understands that true freedom is found in obedient service to God.
DOB: Mar 28, 2004
Adwoa
Adwoa and her sister, Akua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Florence
Florence's father died before she was born and her mother died of an illness when she was only three months old.
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Benson Michael
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died.
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gideon
Gideon and his younger twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Spencer
Both of Spencer's parents are deceased, and he was living with his elderly, impoverished grandmother in a desperate situation.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.