My Name is
Bertha
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to illness. She lived in extreme poverty and hardship with an elderly grandfather before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. She quickly embraced her new life at Rafiki and has blossomed into a joyful, excited girl. She works very hard in class and demonstrates a growing love for and knowledge of the things of God. Bertha has given her life to Jesus and has made a commitment to trust Him, pray every day, and follow Him all the days of her life.
DOB: Aug 23, 2003
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Clarisse
Clarisse arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Jacob
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.
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Kenny
Kenny and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.