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
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Jordan
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.
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.