My Name is
Judith
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009. After that, she lived with her grandmother for a time. There were seven people already living in the home, and Judith's' grandmother struggled to provide for her and asked The Rafiki Foundation for help. Judith arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2010. Judith understands that her schooling and education are wonderful gifts. She is a strong student who excels in math and spelling. She also enjoys reading. When she is finished with her homework, she often has a book in hand. She continues to pray for a strong relationship with Christ and perseverance to do well in school.
DOB: Apr 12, 2005
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Rachel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
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.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.