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Victoria
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. She was severely malnourished and in need of emergency care. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in June of 2003. Within three months of her arrival, she gained weight, her coloring changed, and she could stand on her own. Vicky has learned about the beauty of forgiveness in the Scriptures and through God's people, and she is thankful for her life at Rafiki.
DOB: Jan 18, 2002
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Aidah
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Gift
Gift was abandoned by his parents at a young age and placed in the care of his grandmother.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Valante
Valante arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda 2010.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died and Mathias and his brother were given to an uncle for care.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Saul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Paul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.