My Name is
Mary
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002. Mary is kind, generous, and helpful. In her free time, she enjoys sewing and making crafts. She also loves to help in the kitchen because she gets to prepare food for her Rafiki family. Her favorite part of the day is when she participates in family devotions. Through her studies in the Book of Exodus, Mary has seen how God always keeps his promises. She prays that she will continue trusting in God, grow strong in her faith, and always show kindness and love to others.
DOB: Jun 13, 1997
Timothy
Timothy was abandoned at a church as a small child.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Priscilla
Priscilla and her sister, Erica, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Bartholomew
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Nicodemus
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...
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.