My Name is
Laurine
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006, and she and two other children were cared for by her grandmother who was 96 at the time. Though she tried, her grandmother could not properly provide for them, and social welfare asked Rafiki to care for Laurine. Laurine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi a year later. She quickly embraced her new life and soon radiated with joy. Laurine enjoys singing and making music and is known to have a sweet spirit. She graduated from the Rafiki School in 2021 and now studies at university. She is thankful for her education at Rafiki which helps her to think critically and taught her the importance of hard work. Laurine steadfastly relies on God and prays that she will remain diligent in her studies.
DOB: Nov 30, 2000
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2011.
Rabecca
Rabecca’s parents both died leaving her an orphan by the age of four.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Rebecca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Paul
Paul's mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father remains unknown. Upon arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012, it was learned...
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Leah
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...
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.