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
Fabrice
Fabrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her and there were no records of her father or other relatives.
Sam
Sam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Gideon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.