My Name is
Peter
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria. He then lived with the village pastor following the riots. The pastor gathered all the children who had lost parents and was caring for them in the church building. Rafiki was contacted by a local relief group to help the pastor place some of the children in permanent homes. Peter, along with two other children, was admitted to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Peter says God has made Himself known to him through His Word. He appreciates the Rafiki Bible Study and all who were a part of writing it. Peter enjoys sharing God's word with extended family when he visits them during school breaks.
DOB: Jul 3, 2003
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Miriam
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth. His grandfather was old and unable to care for him. He was brought to an...
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.