My Name is
Lucy
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Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012 about her long-term care. Lucy is now a good student who has learned the value of hard work. She is learning to study hard and concentrate on her schoolwork. In her spare time, she enjoys playing basketball and soccer and is skilled at both sports. She enjoys reading God's Word and studying it each day with her Rafiki family.
DOB: Apr 24, 2006
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Mubiana
Mubiana's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.