My Name is
Michael
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident. Michael and his sister, Faith, went to live with their father’s cousin, but his wife did not approve of the children living with them. Michael and Faith arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Michael has learned a lot about patience and trusting God's timing in his walk with the Lord. He does not understand everything about life, but he is trusting that God will provide for all his needs. Michael seeks to pursue godliness and obedience, and he wants to be a man of God.
DOB: Jan 2, 2004
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alice
Alice’s parents both died by 2005 and she was left in the care of her eighteen-year-old brother.
Nahum
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Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
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.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.