My Name is
Mary

Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004. Mary likes her studies, and she excels in math, chemistry, and English. Mary also participates in extra-curricular activities, such as playing table tennis. It has taught her how to develop good tactics to win and good sportsmanship. She is cooperative, always anxious to please, and eager to improve herself. She strives to serve the Lord in everything she does.
DOB: Jan 26, 2002
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Fiyete
Fiyete arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
George
George's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Precious
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.