My Name is
Nixon

Nixon
Nixon's father died early in his life, and his mother also had a fatal illness. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Nixon says that his best subject is math. He would like to be a pilot someday and believes that being good at math will be important in that career. Nixon knows that God loves him and brought him to Rafiki to study the Bible and learn about Jesus.
DOB: Nov 2, 2004
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Leonard
After the death of their parents, Leonard and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Myra
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mathew
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Aidah
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.