My Name is
Tiwonge
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Her mother suffered from mental disabilities, and she could not provide for Tiwonge's basic needs; her father abandoned them when she was a young child. After moving to the Rafiki Village, Tiwonge soon proved to be a lovely girl with a captivating smile. She is a good student who does particularly well in language arts and Bible class. Tiwonge has experienced the joy of answered prayers and believes that Jesus is a true friend and loving Savior. She seeks to imitate Christ by helping her neighbors carry their burdens.
DOB: Oct 8, 2003
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Yamakani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
Annie
After the death of both her parents, Annie was cared for by her aunt.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Moses
Moses was removed from his mother in January 2003 for his protection.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Olivier
Both of Olivier’s parents died—his father before he was born and his mother a year after his birth.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.