My Name is
Grace
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005. Grace is a unique and creative girl with a very active imagination. "It is Well With My Soul" is Grace's favorite hymn. Through singing hymns and studying the Bible, she is reminded that God will continue to be faithful to her in both good times and bad. With such knowledge, she has joy and peace in every situation. She continues to pray for strong faith and a diligent spirit in school.
DOB: Jan 3, 2003
Uwase
Uwase’s parents died of an unknown sickness.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Pross
Prossy lost her father to AIDS at age four, and her mother was unable to care for her due to severe mental illness.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her.
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother took him to visit her cousin.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Emmanuel
Little is known about Emmanuel's life before coming to the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
Sandra
Sandra’s father died suddenly in 2009, and her mother followed in 2010.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Blessing
Blessing and her twin brother Dalitso, had moved four times since their mother died when they were babies. They lived at two babies’ homes and then...
Benson Michael
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers, Randy and Emmanuel, were abandoned by their mother as young children. Prince and his brothers arrived at the Rafiki...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.