My Name is
Doreen
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown. Doreen then lived with her great grandmother, a widow in poor health who had very little resources to care for her. The Rafiki Foundation was contacted, and Doreen arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2013. Doreen loves to sing, and she is good at memorizing scripture verses. As she studies God's Word each day, her knowledge of Him continues to grow. Her relationship with Christ helps her love others and honor her elders.
DOB: Aug 24, 2009
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Austin
Austin’s parents died leaving him an orphan at just one year old.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Sensee
Sensee’s mother died three days after giving birth to her.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Judith
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.