My Name is
Thomas
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for him. Social welfare was concerned about his situation and recommended that he be placed at the Rafiki Village Nigeria. Thomas arrived in August 2006. Thomas enjoys studying earth science. He would like to be in the Nigerian military in the future. He is known for showing kindness to those around him in the Village and is committed to learning more about God and how God calls him to love others. In his worship, reading, and prayer, Thomas is devoted to learning more about Jesus.
DOB: Feb 23, 2003
Alick
Alick is a double orphan. He lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother in 2007.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Vincent
Vincent and his brother, Rabson, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Olivier
Both of Olivier’s parents died—his father before he was born and his mother a year after his birth.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Edmund
Edmund and his brother, Ebenezer, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. Vicky was severely malnourished and in...
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his twin sister Jane were brought to a local police station after their mother died in the Kenyatta National hospital.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Janvier
Janvier’s father abandoned him and his mother and moved to Tanzania.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Fabrice
Fabrice was abandoned and placed in front of a children’s home as a small child.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.