My Name is
Brenda
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison. She and her twin sister Belis have an uncle who was unable to properly care for them. The girls were referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya and arrived together in 2006. Brenda is industrious, committed, and shows interest in physical education. She especially enjoys volleyball, soccer, and shot-put. She has also developed an increased interest in language arts, especially literature and grammar. She has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that she must be at peace with others, encourage the fainthearted, and be patient with everyone.
DOB: Nov 12, 2002
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Chloe
When she was a child, the police found Chloe alone in a house.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Philip
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.