My Name is
John
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died. He soon adjusted well to his new home at Rafiki, benefiting from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment. John does well in many academic subjects, but he especially enjoys math and language arts. John understands that he has eternal life in Christ, and he seeks to serve God with his life.
DOB: Jun 24, 2005
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Ezekiel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.