My Name is
Martin
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005. Martin soon proved to be very lively, and he has matured into a respectable young man. He is an example for other young people at the Village. Martin thanks the Lord for His faithfulness in guiding him to the Rafiki Village and says that God's grace is clearly seen at the Rafiki Village. Martin has graduated from the Rafiki School and is being supported by Rafiki while he studies business and finance at university.
DOB: Aug 31, 2000
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Jean de Dieu
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda, Jean lived with a couple who were neighbors with his mother before she died in November 2012 in a...
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Leticia
Leticia's parents died of HIV in 2010. She and her brother were brought to live with their aunt, but she was unable to care for them.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. Vicky was severely malnourished and in...
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Wongani
Both Wongani's parents died by the time he was two years old.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.