My Name is
Ethel
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006, just in time to celebrate Christmas with her new family. Ethel soon proved to be a hard-working student. She has come to know Jesus personally through the Scriptures. Specifically, she clings to Romans 8:28 as a strong, encouraging promise.
DOB: Mar 9, 2001
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Saul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Wilson
Both Wilson’s mother and father died when he was a small child. Wilson and his sister were then referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda in September...
Adeline
Adeline arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Aquil
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Peter
Both Peter's parents abandoned him when he was a young child.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
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.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Leah
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.