My Name is
Smart
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her. Smart then lived with an aunt who did not have the means to care for his basic needs. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2010 and benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment. Smart soon proved to show potential in academics. He is active in class discussions when given the chance to speak and loves to participate! Smart knows that Jesus is the Lamb of God who died to save him from sin. He strives to rely on God's strength to remain faithful and obedient.
DOB: Jun 26, 2008
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Diana
Diana and her twin brother were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Peter
Both Peter's parents abandoned him when he was a young child.
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Reuben
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.