My Name is
Grace
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt. Though she tried, her aunt could not provide for Grace's basic needs or send her to school. Grace arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in December 2009 with lots of smiles and an eagerness to go to school. Grace enjoys studying social studies and memorizing facts. She hopes to be one of three things: an artist, a doctor, or an actress. She loves Jesus Christ because His sacrifice enables her to come before her Father in heaven. Her favorite hymn is "Be Thou My Vision" because it reminds her to ask God to lead her.
DOB: Apr 15, 2005
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Marie
Marie Jeanne arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Brino
Brino and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
George
George's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.