My Name is
Nakato

Nakato
Nakato and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare. They were very thin and anemic when they were found. They arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006. Nakato's favorite subjects are English, art, biology, and entrepreneurship. She knows that God brought her to Rafiki in order to teach her about Himself, and she is fascinated by His all-knowing character.
DOB: Nov 21, 2002
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Timothy
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Meseret
Social Welfare approached the Rafiki Foundation regarding Meseret's care. She is a double orphan: both of her parents died of an illness.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Zachariah
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.