My Name is
Grace
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Grace
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006. Though she tried, Grace's grandmother had almost no means to provide for her. When she arrived at the Village in March 2007, Grace was very malnourished. She soon benefited from the quality care at the Village and has grown into a wonderful young woman. Grace is a strong student, and she does especially well in language arts. She also enjoys running with her friends for exercise. Grace seeks to glorify God in all that she does.
DOB: May 14, 2001
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died within two months of his birth, and his father remains unknown.
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Centia
Centia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.