My Name is
Adele
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney disease. He was unemployed and unable to pay his medical bills. He appealed to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare for Adele and her brother, Teeweh, to be placed in a good facility for care and education. In March 2012, they arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia. Adele enjoys studying math and science. She hopes to use her interest in math and science to be an astronaut when she grows up. She enjoys reading the Bible, and her faith has grown by being faithful in prayer. Adele's favorite hymn is "Take My Life and Let It Be."
DOB: Dec 24, 2008
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Adam
Adam is a double orphan. His mother and father died of malaria in 2007.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Rose
Rose's mother passed away in 2005, and her father remains unknown.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Brian
Brian was abandoned in the hospital as a new born by his young mother.
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Frank
Frank’s father was killed in a car accident, and his mother died of an illness when he was a young child.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Ester
Ester was in the care of her impoverished grandmother after her parents died of a fatal illness.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.