My Name is
Wongani
Wongani
Both Wongani's parents died by the time he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Now, Wongani excels in writing and takes his education very seriously. He asks good questions in class and works hard to improve his grades. Wongani believes in Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. His favorite book of the Bible is James because he has found practical answers to life's issues in it. Wongani desires to mature into a fine young man.
DOB: Apr 9, 2003
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Dadi
Both of Dadi’s parents died in 2005.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Charity
Both Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria. She came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.