My Name is
Chipo
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough to deliver Chipo. The mother’s single sister then cared for Chipo and her brother John. She was not employed and was thrilled that John and Chipo could have a permanent home at the Rafiki Village Zambia. They arrived in September 2014. Chipo believes Jesus is the Son of God and that He died for her on the cross. She knows God gave us His words in the Bible and they tell her that Jesus loves her. She thanks God in her prayers for making her and for bringing her to Rafiki, and she tells Him that He means everything to her. God has answered her prayers by giving her life, health, school, and everything she needs.
DOB: May 14, 2011
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Mathew
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Elikana
Elikana is a double orphan. She and her sister Mercy were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone...
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
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...
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Cristopher
Both of Christopher's parents died in 2004.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.