My Name is
Mathias
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died. After his mother died, Mathias and his brother, John, were given to an uncle. He was a farmer who barely made enough to provide food for his own family—let alone two extra children. Social welfare services recommended the boys be placed at Rafiki. Mathias and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2008. Mathias loves to play soccer and is a fierce competitor despite his small stature. He has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that he needs to always be in prayer. His favorite hymn is "Christ is Coming." He continues to pray for spiritual growth and academic discipline.
DOB: Nov 1, 2005
Christine
Christine was found abandoned and was admitted to a babies' home in September 2004.
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned as a small child.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Peter
Both Peter's parents abandoned him when he was a young child.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Nathan
Both of Nathan's parents died when he was young child.
Sandra
Sandra’s father died suddenly in 2009, and her mother followed in 2010.
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Moses
Moses was removed from his mother in January 2003 for his protection.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother took him to visit her cousin.
Andrew
Andrew arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui, Kenya in 2000.
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006.
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Abigail
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James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.