My Name is
Vivian
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Vivian is now a good student who enjoys school. Vivian says the book of Ephesians has become very special to her, and she enjoys studying Paul's words with other Rafiki girls. Vivian seeks to continue learning more about God and growing spiritually closer to Him.
DOB: Oct 6, 2000
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Hannah
Both of Hannah's parents are deceased. Her father passed away two years after she was born and her mother died a year later.
Korah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gritty
After both of Gritty's parents died, she arrived at Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
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...
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Isaac
Isaac’s mother died an hour after she gave birth to him, and his father shortly abandoned him after he was born.
Diana
Diana and her twin brother, Dereck were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Moses
Moses and his twin sister were abandoned at a shopping center, found by strangers, and taken to a local district hospital.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.