My Name is
Irene
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time. Though she tried, Irene's grandmother could not provide for her needs and sought assistance for her upbringing. Irene arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009. She soon proved to be a talkative, fun, and athletic girl. She hopes to enter the medical field in the future. Irene has learned that only faith in Jesus Christ will save her. She continues to grow in her faith each day, relying on God's strength. Irene seeks to deepen her faith by reading and studying God's Word every day.
DOB: Aug 28, 2004
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Evess
After the death of both of her parents, Evess was left in the care of an impoverished aunt who could not properly feed her.
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.