My Name is
Maureen

Maureen
Maureen's parents died in a road accident in 2004. She and her sister Sharon arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2005. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. Through the Rafiki Bible Study, she has learned that she is not destined for wrath but for salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ. She strives to grow spiritually and practice was she learns in daily devotions in her everyday life. She continues to grow in faith and hope as she trusts God more.
DOB: Feb 3, 2001
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Lydia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Kasayoka
Nancy's (Kasayoka) father died when she was two and her mother died eighteen months later.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Amos
Amos was abandoned in Kitui near the police station when he was only two years old.
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...
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Jeremiah
After the death of his parents, Jeremiah lived with a family member. Though she tried, this family member could not provide for Jeremiah's basic...
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
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.