My Name is
Onesmus
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born. His elderly, impoverished grandmother, though she tried, could not provide for his basic needs. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2005. He soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment. Onesmus enjoys learning about geometry. He is good at soccer and physical education classes. He has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that he must rejoice in the Lord and pray without ceasing. He continues to pray for academic and spiritual growth.
DOB: Jun 2, 2002
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Anastazia
Anastazia is a double orphan. She and her brother Innocent arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008 and soon benefited from the quality care,...
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.