My Name is
Inocent
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was abandoned by his mother. As a widow with no income and other dependents to care for, his grandmother struggled to provide for even his basic necessities and requested Rafiki's help. Inocent is now a good student who does well in most of his subjects. He loves to sing praises to God and to pray.
DOB: May 13, 2009
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Luke
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Meseret
After both of Meseret’s parents passed away, her aunt gave her to a previous employer for care. Social Welfare was contacted in regard to Meseret’s...
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Seth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ebenezer
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Judith
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Reuben
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 mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother often left her and her two siblings unattended for days at a time.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.