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Aquila
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered orphans when their mother died in 2001, they lived with their uncle, Pastor Samson Nwan. Aquila came to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in January, 2004. After finishing all of his primary and secondary schooling in Rafiki, he is now pursuing a degree in social studies education at the University of Jos.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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...
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Makatee
Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gideon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Wilson
Both Wilson’s mother and father died when he was a small child. Wilson and his sister were then referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda in September...
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Centia
Centia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Justina
Justina and her twin sister Josephine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.