My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi and soon bonded well with her Rafiki brothers and sisters. Rachel excels in geography and language arts. She loves Jesus as personal Lord and Savior and is grateful for His mercies. Rachel likes to reflect on how God is Creator, especially when she see the beauty of the mountains and landscapes in her country.
DOB: May 28, 2002
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was abandoned at a hospital in Rwanda when he was twelve months old, had malaria, and weighed only eleven pounds. The police have searched...
Emmanuella (Muki)
Emmanuella's (Muki) mother died in June 2008. She lived with her father until he died in July 2008. After living with an aunt who could not...
Sarah
Sarah's mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Joshua
Both of Joshua’s parents are deceased. His father died from a brief illness in 2004, and his mother died when Joshua was two years old.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Charity
Both Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria. She came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Siphiwe
Siphiwe’s mother died of a fatal illness, and it is believed that her father also died in Zimbabwe.
Nathan
Both of Nathan's parents died when he was young child.
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.