My Name is
Mercy

Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry. Her mother gave her to her great grandmother, who was unable to care for her, and Mercy's father abandoned the family soon after she was born. Mercy was approved by Social Welfare and arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008. Mercy's favorite subjects are math and science, and she knows they are key for her future career choice: she would like to become an engineer! From studying God's Word through the Rafiki Bible Study, Mercy understands that she is alive to Christ and dead to sin. She continues to pray to love others well and grow strong in the faith.
DOB: Oct 22, 2007
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lydia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Akua
Akua loves to play soccer. In school, she excels in reading, and her favorite class is Bible.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Francine
Francine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Gifty
Gifty is a kind, respectful, helpful, and intelligent young woman who works diligently to succeed in all her classes.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.