My Name is
Sarah
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother. However, she could not care for the children. Social welfare requested that the children be placed at the Rafiki Village Uganda. She arrived at her new home in 2008. Now, Sarah's favorite subjects are Bible, English, science, and math. She enjoys learning and knows that God has a plan and purpose for her life. She enjoys reading Psalm 100 and appreciates that God's goodness and faithfulness are everlasting to all generations. She is committed to following Jesus and seeking him with her whole heart.
DOB: Mar 23, 2005
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Enid
After Enid’s mother and father died, she went to live with her aunt.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Natnael
After his mother died, Natnael went to live with his grandmother.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Thomas
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi, Thomas and sister, Gloria, lived with their impoverished grandmother and the six other children she...
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Joseph
Joseph and his twin brother Josiah arrived at the A.I. Children’s Home in Kitui in May 2000.
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned as a small child.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School.
Memory
Memory was found in the care of a 65-year-old widow who lived in a village subsidized by the government for the homeless.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
John Mueke
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.