My Name is
Sophie
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child. She was taken to the local police station and then referred to a babies' home, where many fruitless attempts were made to locate her relatives. She arrived at Rafiki Village Uganda in May 2004. Now, Sophie is a studious young woman. She enjoys school, especially studying science. She appreciates the truth that God created the universe, that God gave wisdom to people to solve problems, and that He is creative. Sophie chose Daniel 2:21b as her favorite Bible verse because “God also gives me wisdom to understand.” She knows that God is in every subject because of the way they are taught in Rafiki Schools. Sophie strives to show God's love through her actions.
DOB: Aug 7, 2002
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Eliya
After Eliya’s parents died, he was placed in the care of his aunt.
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Frank
Frank’s father was killed in a car accident, and his mother died of an illness when he was a young child.
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Uwase
Uwase’s parents died in 2010.
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Alice
Alice was abandoned and given to her grandmother when she was only five months old.
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Joshua
Both of Joshua’s parents are deceased. His father died from a brief illness in 2004, and his mother died when Joshua was two years old.
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.
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an aunt after his mother and father died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.