My Name is
Yordanos
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006. Her grandfather was very poor and could not care for her. He asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Yordanos arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2010. She has happily adjusted to her new environment and enjoys going to school. She has a strong faith, and she encourages others. Yordanos wants to live according to the Word of God. Her favorite Bible verses are Romans 8:35–39 because they remind her that nothing can separate her from God's love.
DOB: Oct 8, 2005
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Fabrice
Fabrice was abandoned and placed in front of a children’s home as a small child.
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Margaret
Margaret’s mother died when she was an infant.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Rachel Mwila
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Siphiwe
Siphiwe’s mother died of a fatal illness, and it is believed that her father also died in Zimbabwe.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
Priscilla
Priscilla and her sister, Erica, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Moses
Moses was removed from his mother in January 2003 for his protection.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.