My Name is
Laurine
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. Though she tried, her grandmother could not properly provide for them, and social welfare asked Rafiki to care for Laurine. Laurine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi a year later. She quickly embraced her new life and soon radiated with joy. Laurine enjoys singing and making music and is known to have a sweet spirit. She graduated from the Rafiki School in 2021 and now studies at university. She is thankful for her education at Rafiki which helps her to think critically and taught her the importance of hard work. Laurine steadfastly relies on God and prays that she will remain diligent in her studies.
DOB: Nov 30, 2000
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Peter
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Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naomi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alexander
After his parents died, Alexander was placed in the care of a man in his village.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.