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
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Jane
Jane and her twin brother Jimmy were brought to a police station after their mother died in a local hospital.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Paulina
Paulina’s father died before she was born, and her mother died in 2003.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Vivian
Vivian’s mother was mentally ill, and her father was unknown.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Kenny
Kenny mother died of an illness when he was a young child, and his father remains unknown.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Gad
Gad's mother died immediately after he was born in 2010 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Beatrice
Beatrice was left in the care of her aunt after her parents died in 2006. They lived in a two-room house with nine other relatives.
Mwaka
Mwaka’s aunt cared for her after the death of her parents.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Sandra
Sandra’s father died suddenly in 2009, and her mother followed in 2010.
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Francis
Francis and his sister, Pamela, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.