My Name is
Witness
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage. Her mother died two weeks after she was born, and her father remains unknown. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009 and soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. Witness soon proved to be a positive, sweet young woman. Witness works very hard at school; she is diligent and has a good attitude. She is also an incredible athlete and a great tennis player. She thanks God for His help in her school work. Witness strives to do what is right to please her mother and teachers, but she also wishes to please God with her life. She is thankful to be at the Rafiki Village Tanzania where she has patient teachers, loving siblings, and access to the Word of God.
DOB: Jun 22, 2007
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother first arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.