My Name is
Mapalo
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children. The family survived by selling small quantities of merchandise on the street. Because she could not provide for her, Mapalo's grandmother appealed to Rafiki for help. Mapalo arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in March 2014. Her cousin, Carol, arrived one month later. When Mapalo came to Rafiki, she was malnourished and could not walk well. In just one month, she was walking confidently and gaining strength from good nutrition. Now, Mapalo is a helpful, resourceful young woman. She enjoys playing football (American soccer) with her friends at Rafiki. She has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that God's love endures forever, and she is so thankful for that fact!
DOB: May 15, 2012
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ethan
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Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Prisca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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...
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
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...
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Tabitha
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.