My Name is
Christine

Christine
Christine was found abandoned and was admitted to a babies' home in September 2004. She arrived at Rafiki Village Uganda in April 2005. She now enjoys living and learning at the Village. Christine enjoys studying science, and she is interested in pursing a career in computer information. In her free time, she likes to listen to music and read. Her favorite Bible verse is Isaiah 7:9. Christine wants to continue to grow in gratefulness for all that God has done for her. She desires to know Christ better and to grow in her love for others
DOB: Oct 18, 2001
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Florence
Florence arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
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.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Amos
Amos was abandoned in Kitui near the police station when he was only two years old.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Mavis
Mavis was orphaned when both of her parents died of illnesses.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.