My Name is
Faith

Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia. She and her older sister Sarah were then left in the care of relatives who could not provide for their basic needs. The siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2006. Faith is a serious student who excels in her academics and is enthusiastic about her studies. She excels in writing stories and poems and is good at music, art, math, science, geography, and sports. She is pleasant and friendly in class and contributes well, especially in Bible lessons. From the Rafiki Bible Study, Faith has learned that God's people are commanded to be holy.
DOB: Jun 2, 2002
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Raphael
After both Raphael's parents died, he was placed with an impoverished grandmother who struggled to feed herself, let alone him.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning Grace.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Prisca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Elizabeth
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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.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Wanangwa
By 2007, Wanangwa had lost both of his parents to fatal illnesses.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.