My Name is
Naomi
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old. Her mother is also deceased. She and her sister, Eden, went to live with their uncle. He had several children of his own and was also his grandfather's caretaker. Overburdened with many to care for and with little means to do so, the uncle worked with social welfare to send Naomi and Eden to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Naomi is now a good student who likes school. Naomi has learned to trust God simply because of who He is. She is grateful for the love that God shows her, and she marvels at God's faithfulness and how he never goes back on a promise.
DOB: Jul 6, 2000
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Peter
Both Peter's parents abandoned him when he was a young child.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother after the death of her father and mother.
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.