My Name is
Brenda
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison. She and her twin sister Belis have an uncle who was unable to properly care for them. The girls were referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya and arrived together in 2006. Brenda is industrious, committed, and shows interest in physical education. She especially enjoys volleyball, soccer, and shot-put. She has also developed an increased interest in language arts, especially literature and grammar. She has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that she must be at peace with others, encourage the fainthearted, and be patient with everyone.
DOB: Nov 12, 2002
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Francis
Francis and his sister, Pamela, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Rachel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Yaw
Yaw and his two sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Florence
Florence arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.