My Name is
Stephena
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth. Stephena then lived with her uncle. Though he tried, he could not provide for her needs while also caring for his family. He asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Stephena was approved by social welfare and arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2011. Stephena is an excellent student. She works very hard and receives excellent grades in every school subject. Her favorite subject is grammar because she hopes to be a journalist when she grows up. She loves to interview people and learn about them. She wants to be able to help people and give them a voice through her writing. She reads and meditates on the Word of God often, and she continues to grow stronger in prayer.
DOB: Jan 12, 2007
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Karen
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Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Gabriela
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Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Selah
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Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Sarah
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Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.