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
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother.
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Valante
Valante's mother died of complications while giving birth to him, and his father died shortly after her.
Queenie
Queenie was abandoned in 2010 and has no known family.
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Betty
Both of Betty’s parents died when she was young. Her mother contracted cerebral malaria, and her father died in a car accident.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Josephine
Josephine and her sister Tendo were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were then placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.