My Name is
Hilda

Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old. She was brought to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center hospital in 2009 before being taken to a short-term orphanage. The orphanage contacted the Rafiki Foundation concerning her long-term care and education. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2012. Hilda is a sweet, quiet young woman. She continues to work hard in school to do the best that she can. She is grateful to be safe and cared for at the Rafiki Village. Hilda enjoys singing praises to God and studying His Word with her Rafiki family each day.
DOB: Feb 11, 2006
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Amos
Amos was abandoned in Kitui near the police station when he was only two years old.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sensee
Sensee’s mother died three days after giving birth to 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...
Joshua
Both of Joshua’s parents are deceased. His father died from a brief illness in 2004, and his mother died when Joshua was two years old.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.