My Name is
Romeo

Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents. She lived in a wooden shack and did not have the resources to send Romeo to school. She contacted the Rafiki Foundation for help, and Romeo arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Romeo enjoys studying mathematics because it challenges him. He likes solving difficult problems. He hopes to be a lawyer when he grows up, facing challenges and finding ways to help others. Romeo continues to be amazed that Jesus willingly died for his sins, and he knows that only God's joy is everlasting.
DOB: Mar 16, 2006
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Job
Job was orphaned when his mother died in 2003. His father passed away two years earlier.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Alice
Alice arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in November 2009.
Dadi
Dadi arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Andrew
Andrew arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui, Kenya in 2000.
Moses
Moses was removed from his mother in January 2003 for his protection.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
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,...
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier who died before she turned three.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.