My Name is
Linda
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb, and sought help. Linda and Caleb arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Linda is now a good student who enjoys school and excels in art. Linda enjoys interacting with others and thinks she would like to become a psychologist someday. She wants to live a godly life to honor and glorify God. Linda also wants to love her neighbors as herself, forgive others, and read God's Word often. She continues to pray to grow academically and to love others genuinely.
DOB: Aug 8, 2002
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Ester
Ester was in the care of her impoverished grandmother after her parents died of a fatal illness.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Jonathan
Jonathan’s mother died in March 2007, and his father died some years earlier.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Precious Blessing
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Francine
When Francine was a small baby, her mother took her to Francine’s grandmother’s home and then disappeared, abandoning her.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Blessing
Blessing lost her father before she was born, and her mother ran away in 2000 and was returned to the village dead two years later.
Clementine
Clementine was brought to her uncle in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness
Gladys
Gladys arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.