My Name is
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
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Francine
Francine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Lazarus
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Elijah
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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...
Sensee
Sensee’s mother died three days after giving birth to her.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006...
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Bethuel
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Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.