My Name is
Chawanangwa
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2004. Chawanangwa wants to be a scientist and study plants. He is eager to join in and voice his thoughts during class discussions and is a good student. Chawanangwa is thankful for the opportunity to be in the Village to learn more about God, His love, and His providential care.
DOB: Apr 13, 2004
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Deborah
Deborah and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Gabriela
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Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Korah
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Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.