My Name is
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005. Samuel and his brother Jeff then began living with their nineteen-year-old sister, but she was unable to care for them. The boys arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2007 and soon flourished in the security and love of their new home. Samuel studies hard and is often on the honor roll. He believes Jesus is the eternal Son of God who was sent to save him from his sins and give him new life. Samuel knows that God gave him a new heart, saved him, and made him His child, because he asked God to save him and trusts Him to keep His promise. Samuel is learning to find answers in the Bible to the deep questions he has regarding his identity and purpose in life.
DOB: May 22, 2001
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Hope
Hope’s mother died of AIDs shortly after Hope was born, and her father is unknown to the family.
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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...
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died.
Fiyete
Fiyete was just a few months old when her mother became sick and was hospitalized.
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Christine
Christine was found abandoned and was admitted to a babies' home in September 2004.
Clarisse
Clarisse's elderly grandmother cared for her since her birth.
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Emmanuel Kobi
Emmanuel (Kobi) arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Precious Blessing
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died.
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Little is known about his background or his family.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.