My Name is
Inocent
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was abandoned by his mother. As a widow with no income and other dependents to care for, his grandmother struggled to provide for even his basic necessities and requested Rafiki's help. Inocent is now a good student who does well in most of his subjects. He loves to sing praises to God and to pray.
DOB: May 13, 2009
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Mubiana
Mubiana's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother.
Honorine
Honorine (Mufasha) and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Valante
Valante arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda 2010.
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.