My Name is
Adella
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt. Though she tried, her aunt could not provide for Adella's basic needs. Adella and her cousin Aneth arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2005. Adella is a conscientious, excellent student. She has high goals for herself and plans to work hard to achieve them. Adella is an avid reader and is often found with a book. She has also taken up the sport of basketball and is enjoying playing with the other girls. Adella is sure of her salvation because she trusts in Christ as her Lord and Savior.
DOB: Oct 10, 2004
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Ezekiel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sam
Sam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.