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 2008. 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
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was...
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Annie
When Annie’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her aunt.
Comfort
Comfort is a very sweet and respectful young woman. She thanks God for his mercy and faithfulness in her life.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Kwaku
Kwaku and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. He enjoys reading and drawing because they expand his knowledge.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.