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
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Miriam
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Pamela
Pamela is a sweet and helpful young woman with a joyful smile. At school, she enjoys frequenting the library.
John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.