My Name is
Beatrice
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time. Though they tried, her grandparents could not provide for Beatrice's basic needs. They requested help from Rafiki. Beatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009. She now enjoys school and her studies. Beatrice is quiet, cooperative, and focused in class. She is also an excellent tennis player. She works hard at all she does, and she enjoys reading in her free time. Beatrice continues to learn to be thankful in all circumstances, and her prayer life has helped her become closer to God.
DOB: Nov 26, 2003
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Rebecca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Florence
Florence's father died before she was born and her mother died of an illness when she was only three months old.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier and died before she turned 3.
Jacob
Jacob is a double orphan. He lived with his aunt for a time after his parents died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.