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
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Christine
Christine was found abandoned and was admitted to a babies' home in September 2004.
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. Vicky was severely malnourished and in...
Joanna
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.
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paula
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born. Hannah came to Rafiki Village Kenya at less than a month old in August 2006. Now, she is...
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.