My Name is
Mary
Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010. Mary soon proved to be a sweet and happy young lady. She is often smiling and giggling with her friends. Mary is a vibrant, joyful child who brightens everyone’s day. She likes the hymn "Christ is Coming" because it reminds her of Christ's return. She continues to pray for a strong faith and to do well academically.
DOB: Sep 28, 2007
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Divine
Divine was placed in the care of her aunt after both her parents died of an illness.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Gladys
Gladys arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
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.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.