My Name is
Kwame

Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011. Kwame is a very sweet and sensitive little boy. He can be quiet, but he has a warm smile when he opens up! He likes the hymn "Though Troubles Assail Us" because it reminds him that Jesus will provide for His own. Kwame enjoys studying history and learning about the past.
DOB: Sep 30, 2008
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Awumbe
Awumbe is a happy and witty young man who has a special ability to brighten everyone’s day with his huge smile.
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Kwasi
Kwasi is a very kind and intelligent young man. He confidently believes God loves him and strives to grow in faith.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Lydia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Miriam
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Ebenezer
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.