My Name is
Ruth
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt. Though she tried, she was unable to care for the girls' basic needs. She was unable to feed and care for the girls and going to school was out of the question. Ruth and her sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2011. Ruth enjoys studying math. She hopes to be an artist one day. Ruth often contemplates on Psalm 23:1 because it tells her that if the Lord is on her side, she shall not worry.
DOB: Jan 3, 2009
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Serge Bebito
Serge (Bebito)'s parents both died when was a small child.
Kwame
Kwame, along with his brother and sister, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Linda
Linda’s parents died in 2006, and she and her sister, Beatrice, were then left in the care of their aunt.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Francis
Francis and his sister, Pamela, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Paul’s father died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos, Nigeria in 2001.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Francine
When Francine was a small baby, her mother took her to Francine’s grandmother’s home and then disappeared, abandoning her.
Kelvin
Kelvin and his sister had been in the care of their grandparents since the death of their mother and father. The grandparents found it difficult to...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.