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
Josiah
Josiah's mother is deceased, and his father remains unknown. He and his twin brother Joseph arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Joseph Owen
Owen and his three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died.
Olivier
Both of Olivier’s parents died—his father before he was born and his mother a year after his birth.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Caleb
Caleb’s parents died when he was four years old, and his relatives were unable to care for him because they are impoverished and relied on...
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Frank
Frank’s father was killed in a car accident, and his mother died of an illness when he was a young child.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.