My Name is
Maria

Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008. She was living with an aunt and uncle who had children of their own and struggled to care for their own children and Maria; they asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Maria arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. The family is grateful that Maria’s needs will be met and that she now has the opportunity to attend school. Maria hopes to be a nurse when she grows up, so naturally, she really enjoys everything she learns in her science classes. She believes that it is important to do well in school and pass her tests so she can go to college and pursue her dreams to help others. Through Bible class and the Rafiki Bible Study, she has learned to put on the whole armor of God and to encourage others in Christ.
DOB: Aug 21, 2005
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old.
Cephas
Cephas's father died just before he was born, and his mother died when he was just four years old.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Edda
Orphaned at birth, Edda lived with her grandparents when she was a small child.
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Elikana
Elikana is a double orphan. She and her sister Mercy were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone...
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.