My Name is
Micheal

Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005. Micheal loves to fix things and hopes to pursue a career in auto mechanics. He also enjoys playing soccer. Micheal chose Galatians 5:22-23 as his favorite Bible verse “because I want to grow in love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control.” Michael believes that Jesus is God and that He has made Himself known through the Bible. Michael desires to grow in patience and his love for the Lord.
DOB: Jun 15, 2003
Queenie
Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Esther
When Esther’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Peter
Both Peter's mother and father died when he was an infant.
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Juliet
Juliet lost her mother in 2003 and her father in 2004. She was then put in the care of an aunt who could not care for her basic needs. She arrived...
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
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.
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his twin sister Jane were brought to a local police station after their mother died in the Kenyatta National hospital.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Alex
Alex and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.