My Name is
Matias

Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother. She could not educate or properly care for Matias and asked Rafiki for help. Matias arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011. Matias is now a bright student. He also enjoys playing basketball, and he is a very strong player. It is fun to watch him play. Matias knows that God guides him in everything he does. He strives to do what is right and glorify God in his actions.
DOB: Sep 6, 2007
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Selah
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John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel is thankful to God for caring for him his entire life. He knows that God is always faithful, and he prays with confidence.
Alex
Alex and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Rachel
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Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Deogloriosio
Deo’s father passed away before he was born, and his mother died soon after giving birth.
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Esther
Esther and her sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Esther is a sociable young woman who enjoys making new friends.
Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.