My Name is
Emily

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. After her arrival at the Village, she began to thrive from good nutrition and quality care. Emily's favorite subjects are math and science, and she wishes to enter the medical field someday. Emily loves Jesus and his Word. She believes that nothing is impossible with Jesus, and she knows that she can always trust him.
DOB: Dec 30, 2003
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Silas
Silas loves listening to stories, especially from the Rafiki Mothers and the short-term missionaries who visit the Village.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Nathan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.