My Name is
Timothy

Timothy
Timothy’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough, and his mother died several months later after a brief period of illness. Timothy was then cared for by a relation of his mother who was unemployed and unable to care for him. He, along with his sister Tracy, arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005. Timothy's favorite class is art; he is a budding young artist who loves to draw and paint. He desires to learn to love God more each day. Timothy's favorite Bible verse is 2 Corinthians 5:17 because it teaches him that anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. His favorite hymn is "Let All Things Now Living."
DOB: Oct 15, 1999
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Simeon
In 2009, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare closed an orphanage due to adoption violations.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers, Randy and Emmanuel, were abandoned by their mother as young children. Prince and his brothers arrived at the Rafiki...
Salome
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.