My Name is
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old. Little is known about his family. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003. Samuel soon proved to be a kind, polite, and hard-working young man. He enjoys researching challenging topics and subjects. He does well in every academic subject, but he especially loves science and mathematics. Samuel has come to know that God is in control of everything, and he understands that he has experienced God's protection in his life.
DOB: Jul 1, 2000
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Enala
Enala’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her twin brothers, and their father also died in 2007.
Pross
Prossy lost her father to AIDS at age four, and her mother was unable to care for her due to severe mental illness.
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Juliet
Juliet lost her mother in 2003 and her father in 2004. She was then put in the care of an aunt who could not care for her basic needs. She arrived...
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned him in 2008.
Daniel
Daniel and his brother were orphaned after their parents died.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Emmanuel Kobi
Emmanuel (Kobi) arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
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...
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.