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
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Clementine
Clementine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Makatee
Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Andrew
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Andrew was a double orphan living with his impoverished aunt who only survived off the...
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.