My Name is
Naomi
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism. After their parents died in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother. She had no source of income and finding food for the family was a daily problem. Though she tried, she could not provide for the girls and sought help. Naomi and her sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2011. Naomi believes that Jesus is the Son of God. She says she likes to teach others God's word, and she especially enjoys studying the stories of Abraham and Ruth. One of her favorite hymns is "Great is Thy Faithfulness." She continues to ask God to help her be a hard-working young woman.
DOB: Mar 26, 2008
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Paula
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Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Eunice
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Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Annie
When Annie’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her aunt.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his twin sister Jane were brought to a local police station after their mother died in the Kenyatta National hospital.
Salome
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Adeline
Adeline arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Kenny
Kenny and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
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.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
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.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.