My Name is
Gerald
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister. She was unable to care for him because she had no source of income and could hardly provide food for herself. She contacted social welfare services, and they referred him to Rafiki. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006. Gerald seeks to persevere in the challenges he faces in life. Gerald strives to do the right thing to please God.
DOB: Jan 5, 2003
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother often left her and her two siblings unattended for days at a time.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Leticia
Leticia and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2012.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Esau
Esau's mother died while delivering his younger brother, Isaac, and his father died the next year in a car accident.
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...
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Aquila
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Martha
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...
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died and Mathias and his brother were given to an uncle for care.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Gideon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.