My Name is
Benjamin

Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War. A kind woman found him and he stayed with her family after she found him, but she struggled to care for him and her other children. The Red Cross approached the Ministry of Social Welfare for help, and they recommended placement with Rafiki. Benjamin now thrives in his home at the Rafiki Village Liberia. Ben loves to learn new things. He hopes to be a mechanic when he grows up. In his free time, he is always eager to learn how to fix or build different things in the workshop. He knows that Jesus is the only person who will never let him down. He continues to grow spiritually as he reads his Bible every day and strives to imitate Christ.
DOB: Jul 7, 2003
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother after the death of her father and mother.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Randall
Randall was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Mary
Mary is a polite and respectful young lady. She hopes to become a journalist and use that platform to tell others about God.
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Mary
Mary and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002. Her favorite part of each day is when she participates in family devotions.
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.