My Name is
Lonnie
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased. After her arrival at the Village, Lonnie was no longer lonely! She soon proved to be a well-rounded student, and she spends her free time sharpening her academic skills. Lonnie knows that God loves her because he has provided for her through the Rafiki Foundation. She has made a commitment to learn more about Jesus and to always love Him.
DOB: Apr 24, 2004
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Ezekiel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
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.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
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.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Joshua
Joshua’s mother died in 2002, and his father died two years later.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.