My Name is
Chawanangwa
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2004. Chawanangwa wants to be a scientist and study plants. He is eager to join in and voice his thoughts during class discussions and is a good student. Chawanangwa is thankful for the opportunity to be in the Village to learn more about God, His love, and His providential care.
DOB: Apr 13, 2004
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Hebron
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
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...
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Grace
Grace arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.