My Name is
Tapiwa
Tapiwa
Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism. After their parents died in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother. She had no source of income and finding food for the family was a daily problem. Though she tried, she could not provide for the girls and sought help. Tapiwa and her sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2011. Tapiwa believes Jesus is the Son of God who died on the cross and now is at the right hand of God. Tapiwa knows the Bible is God's written word—it brings sinners to Jesus. She also believes that God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her his child. A favorite hymn of Tapiwa's is "He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought."
DOB: Jun 30, 2007
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
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.
Alice
Alice was abandoned and given to her grandmother when she was only five months old.
Deborah
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Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Dativa
Dativa’s mother died of AIDs, and her father is unknown to the family.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Israel
Israel’s mother died in 2001 when he was two years old, and his father died in 2003.
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Abigail
Abigail was originally part of the second group of triplets to arrive at the Rafiki Village Ghana.
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.
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Joanna
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Issac
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Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.