My Name is
Irene

Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time. Though she tried, Irene's grandmother could not provide for her needs and sought assistance for her upbringing. Irene arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009. She soon proved to be a talkative, fun, and athletic girl. She hopes to enter the medical field in the future. Irene has learned that only faith in Jesus Christ will save her. She continues to grow in her faith each day, relying on God's strength. Irene seeks to deepen her faith by reading and studying God's Word every day.
DOB: Aug 28, 2004
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Brino
Brino and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Gideon
Gideon is genuinely kind and sweet-spirited. He is generous to those he meets and especially enjoys sharing God's Word.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Leonard
After the death of their parents, Leonard and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister moved four times as babies after their mother died.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Mary
Mary is a polite and respectful young lady. She hopes to become a journalist and use that platform to tell others about God.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother after the death of her father and mother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.