My Name is
Afia

Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. Afia is naturally intelligent and has a desire to learn, and she loves to read and ask questions. Afia particularly enjoys music and art, and loves to dance anytime she hears music. The hymn "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah" teaches Afia that God is always there to guide and care for her.
DOB: Jul 5, 2005
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Sam
Sam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Rebecca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Justina
Justina and her twin sister Josephine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Blessing
Blessing and her twin brother Dalitso, had moved four times since their mother died when they were babies. They lived at two babies’ homes and then...
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both his parents at birth.
Aquil
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Pross
Prossy lost her father to AIDS at age four, and her mother was unable to care for her due to severe mental illness.
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.