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
Alick
Alick is a double orphan. He lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
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.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Peter
Peter’s grandmother and other relatives cared for him after the death of his parents.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Sam
An aunt cared for Sam after his mother and father died of an illness in 2010.
Alexander
Both Alex's parents are deceased. He came to live in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Memory
Memory and her twin brother, Uchizi, had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown.
Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.