My Name is
John
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother. However, when she struggled to provide for him and send him to school, she asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. John arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009. He is a good student and is serious about his schoolwork. John is a natural leader both at school and at home. His favorite part of each day is learning theology and he diligently wakes early to read his Bible. John hopes to open a children’s center in the future so that he can help others. He prays that he will continue to grow into a godly man who walks in God’s ways each day.
DOB: Jun 19, 2003
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Naomi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Sean
Sean’s mother abandoned him after his father was put in prison.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Leticia
Leticia and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2012.
Esau
Esau's mother died while delivering his younger brother, Isaac, and his father died the next year in a car accident.
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Leah
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.