My Name is
Ellen

Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010. She is very shy and quiet, but she is learning to open up and be more verbal. She enjoys history and P.E. class. Her favorite activity is playing kickball. Living in the Village, Ellen has learned that God wants us to love one another and that He will be coming again.
DOB: May 4, 2009
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Myra
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Cristopher
Both of Christopher's parents died in 2004.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Mwaka
Mwaka’s aunt cared for her after the death of her parents.
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Elizabeth
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.