My Name is
Yamakani
Yamakani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of illness at this time. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Her new home was a relief to her dying mother. Yamikani would like to be a nurse when she grows up. She knows Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and Lord. She is grateful to the Lord for His guidance, and she is committed to serving Him. Yamikani's favorite Bible verse is Ephesians 2:8–10.
DOB: Aug 29, 2002
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Dorcas/Deborah
Deborah's parents and siblings went missing during religious riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Claude
Claude’s father died before he was born, and his mother died in the hospital giving birth to him.
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.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
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...
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Sandra
Sandra lived in her uncle's care after her parent's death.
Keza
Keza was brought to her elderly grandmother in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Aida
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.