My Name is
Simon

Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda. He weighed just 2.6 lbs. The medical social worker requested that he be placed in a babies' home for care and protection. He was then transferred to the Rafiki Village Uganda in April 2005. One of Simon's favorite subjects is math. He also loves taking care of the Village goats. Simon is interested in becoming a pilot and using that career to serve others. He desires to please God by caring for others, even in the smallest of ways, and he wants to grow in his faith in and love for God.
DOB: Mar 6, 2005
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Kofi
Both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident a year after his birth. He now enjoys singing hymns and doing science experiments.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Akua
Akua loves to play soccer. In school, she excels in reading, and her favorite class is Bible.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Celestina is a creative young woman and an excellent dancer.
Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Prince
As a graduate of the Rafiki School, Prince strives to grow in his faith and hopes to make a political difference in his country.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.