My Name is
Miriam

Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed in their grandfather's care after their parents died. Their grandfather was too burdened, having to care for eight other children, to continue caring for them. Both Miriam and her brother were placed by Social Welfare at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in July 2005. Miriam has completed her studies at the Rafiki School and is being supported through her university studies. She has seen God's work in her life, and she is thankful that she was accepted to university. She is also humbled by God's forgiveness, and she wants to forgive others as he has forgiven her. Miriam continues to desire to draw closer to God as she studies His Word.
DOB: Oct 10, 1999
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Timothy
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jeremiah
After the death of his parents, Jeremiah lived with a family member. Though she tried, this family member could not provide for Jeremiah's basic...
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
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.
Simeon
In 2009, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare closed an orphanage due to adoption violations.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Meseret
Social Welfare approached the Rafiki Foundation regarding Meseret's care. She is a double orphan: both of her parents died of an illness.
Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Annie
After the death of both her parents, Annie was cared for by her aunt.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.