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
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Claire
Not much is known about Claire's background or family.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Tapiwa
Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Mwiza
Mwiza arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006 after the death of his parents.
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...
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Valante
Valante's mother died of complications while giving birth to him, and his father died shortly after her.
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.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Frank
Frank’s father was killed in a car accident, and his mother died of an illness when he was a young child.
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Grace
An aunt cared for Grace after the death of her parents.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.