My Name is
Rebekah

Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes. She then lived with an elderly, blind, grandfather. With his disability and lack of resources, social welfare referred Rebecca to Rafiki. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in August 2005. Rebecca now enjoys learning in school. Some of her best grades are in computer and history. She values education because it helps her live a better life. She also appreciates nature because she can see God's beauty in it. She trusts God and loves to read His promises in the Bible. Rebekah prays that she will be diligent in serving both God and others.
DOB: Feb 20, 1999
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Samson
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Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Clementine
Clementine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Esther
When Esther’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Moses
Moses’s parents both died within a year of each other, leaving him orphaned as an infant.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Salome
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister, Blessing, moved four times after their mother died when they were babies.
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister, Diana, were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Josephine
Josephine and her sister Tendo were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were then placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.