My Name is
Elizabeth

Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007. She had seven siblings that were divided among various relatives. Elizabeth lived with her oldest sister, but her sister did not have the means to care for or educate Elizabeth. Elizabeth arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2010. Elizabeth is attracted to God's Word and listens intently to it. She is a compassionate and loving girl who loves people, and she hopes to share the Bible with unbelieving people.
DOB: Sep 26, 2003
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Charity
Both Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria. She came to live at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessed
Blessedās mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
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.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gershom
Gershomās mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Phineas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Sensee
Senseeās mother died three days after giving birth to her.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.