My Name is
Christina

Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death. Now, Christina is a good student who enjoys school. She also loves basketball and plays well. She has high goals for her educational future, and she is very capable of achieving her goals. Christina is assured of her salvation because she has accepted Jesus as the master of her life.
DOB: Dec 18, 2003
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born.
Rabecca
Rabecca’s parents both died leaving her an orphan by the age of four.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Francesca
Francesca and her two siblings arrived at the Village in 2003. She is a helpful and patient young woman who strives to follow where God guides her.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.