My Name is
Mary
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old. Though she tried, Mary's grandmother struggled to provide for her and sought help. Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Mary is a good student who enjoys school. She seeks to show her devotion to God through giving, praying, serving, sharing, and showing love to others. Mary's favorite attribute of God is that He is caring.
DOB: Aug 26, 2001
Andrew
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Andrew was a double orphan living with his impoverished aunt who only survived off the...
John
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.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Alexander
After his parents died, Alexander was placed in the care of a man in his village.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Sindani
Sindani and her two older sisters were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their parents.
Chloe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.