My Name is
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013. Their mother had passed away after contracting malaria, and their father also died the same year. The boys were put in the care of their elderly grandmother who could not properly care for them. Before coming to the Village, they lived in difficult conditions. They soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. Samuel enjoys studying math. He also enjoys playing soccer and would like to be a soccer player one day. He is excellent at memorizing his weekly Bible verses. Samuel's favorite Bible verse is 1 Peter 5:7 because it reminds him that God will take care of all his troubles.
DOB: Sep 9, 2011
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Francis
Francis and his sister, Pamela, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased.
Yamakani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister, Blessing, moved four times after their mother died when they were babies.
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...
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Joseph
Joseph and his twin brother Josiah arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui in May 2000.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother, Edmund, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
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.
Surafel
Surafel and his sister, Fortuna, where left in the care of an uncle after their mother and father died.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.