My Name is
Jane
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental and physical condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her. Jane arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2015. She soon thrived in her new life. Jane loves music and art. She has a good sense of humor, and she has grown in how she expresses her ideas. She has learned about the importance of being obedient to God's Word and has grown spiritually by having devotions every night with her family.
DOB: Nov 26, 2010
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
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...
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Andrew
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Andrew was a double orphan living with his impoverished aunt who only survived off the...
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samson
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.