My Name is
Zelalem
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old. Their mother became pregnant while working at a hotel, and their father was never a part of their lives. When their mother died, a cousin and his mother cared for the twins. Because of poor health, they could no longer provide for the children, and the situation became desperate. The Women and Children’s Agency in Mojo, Ethiopia contacted Rafiki. Zelalem and her brother arrived at the Village in 2015. Zelalem now enjoys studying the Bible. Her favorite Bible verse is Romans 9:20–21 and her favorite hymn is "Nothing but the Blood" because it teaches her about how God forgives her sin.
DOB: Feb 8, 2010
Moses
Moses’s parents both died within a year of each other, leaving him orphaned as an infant.
Natnael
After his mother died, Natnael went to live with his grandmother.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Selah
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Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Jane Kacyeye
Jane’s parents were living in Uganda when they died from a terminal illness.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Cephas
Cephas's father died just before he was born, and his mother died when he was just four years old.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.