My Name is
Mabel
Mabel
Mabel, her twin brother, and her half sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010. Now, Mabel is an outgoing and talkative young woman. She enjoys studying mathematics and working with numbers, and she loves to play soccer. Mabel enjoys praising God through singing. She likes the words of the hymn "Though Troubles Assail Us" because it reminds her that the Lord will provide for her.
DOB: Feb 22, 2007
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Beulah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
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...
Alice
Alice arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in November 2009.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Lazarus
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.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.