My Name is
Christabel
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008. When asked who or what makes her the most excited about learning, she said it is Jesus; He helps her see the need for education and understand the truth of God's Word through education. Christabel says she trusts Jesus because He is her best friend, and she is amazed that God chooses Christians on the basis of His grace alone.
DOB: Dec 25, 2004
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Prisca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Sensee
Sensee’s mother died three days after giving birth to her.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006, and she and two other children were cared for by her grandmother who was 96 at the time.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Jacob
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.