My Name is
Abigail

Abigail
Abigail was part of the second group of triplets to arrive at the Rafiki Village Ghana. They arrived at the Rafiki Village in November 2002. Abby now enjoys dancing and would often participate in performances for her church or for visiting missionaries at Rafiki. She enjoys mentoring and taking care of children and hopes to become a kindergarten teacher. Abby loves singing hymns that teach her about how God’s love is eternal, and she prays that she will continue to grow in her faith and trust God in difficult times.
DOB: May 3, 2001
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died and Mathias and his brother were given to an uncle for care.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. Vicky was severely malnourished and in...
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Naomi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Betty
Both of Betty’s parents died when she was young. Her mother contracted cerebral malaria, and her father died in a car accident.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Martey
Martey and his two sisters were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.