My Name is
Olivia
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died. The girls' uncle had sixteen children of his own and three other orphaned children to care for. Because he was unable to care for the twins properly, he applied to social services for help and Rafiki was contacted. Olivia and her sister arrived at the Village in 2008. Olivia's favorite subjects are math and science because they are practical subjects. Whenever she solves algebraic expressions, she is intrigued by God's logic and orderliness. When Olivia relaxes from her studies, she likes to do so by drawing and painting. Olivia seeks to love others as God has loved her, and she prays to be full of the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
DOB: Oct 4, 2003
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Keza
Keza arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
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...
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Austin
Austin’s parents died leaving him an orphan at just one year old.
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.