My Name is
Mary
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002. Mary is kind, generous, and helpful. In her free time, she enjoys sewing and making crafts. She also loves to help in the kitchen because she gets to prepare food for her Rafiki family. Her favorite part of the day is when she participates in family devotions. Through her studies in the Book of Exodus, Mary has seen how God always keeps his promises. She prays that she will continue trusting in God, grow strong in her faith, and always show kindness and love to others.
DOB: Jun 13, 1997
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Phineas
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 was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Mavis
Mavis was orphaned when both of her parents died of illnesses.
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Nahum
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Isaac
Isaac's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Paul, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012. The boys' mother passed...
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.