My Name is
Kalkidan
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him. Because of their limited resources, his grandparents were going to have him become a shepherd until they heard about the Rafiki Foundation. Kalkidan was approved and arrived at the Rafiki Village in Ethiopia 2011. His name means "promise" in Amharic, the national tribal language of Ethiopia. He now has the promise of a new hope and future as his needs are met, he receives a quality education, and he studies God's Word each day! Kalkidan continues to grow in his faith, and he knows that God is sovereign. Singing hymns to the Lord brings him joy, especially singing "How Firm a Foundation."
DOB: Apr 30, 2006
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Grace
Grace arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Isaiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
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.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Isaiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.