My Name is
Rich
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him. A church member cared for Rich until he was brought to the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2012. Rich is now a fun-loving young man. Rich is smart, and he continues to learn the value of hard work. As he studies the Bible in school and at home, Rich's faith continues to increase. He enjoys praying for those around him in need, and he is thankful to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania. Rich knows that God is with him and guides him in all things.
DOB: Apr 25, 2007
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Alice
Alice arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in November 2009.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Lois
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Elikana
Elikana is a double orphan. She and her sister Mercy were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone...
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Francine
Francine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda 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.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethany
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.