My Name is
Mika

Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents. Though they tried, the grandparents struggled to provide for the boys' basic needs. Social welfare reviewed the situation and contacted Rafiki. Mika and Bulus arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in February 2010. Now, Mika's strongest subjects are grammar, science, and Hausa: a local language. Through the Rafiki Bible Study and family devotionals, Mika has learned the importance of trusting God and being a person of integrity. He hopes to encourage others just as the Bible has encouraged him.
DOB: Feb 8, 2004
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother after the death of her father and mother.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2011.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
When she first arrived at the Village, Rebecca became an avid reader, sitting for hours with a book and reading to younger Rafiki children.
Prisca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
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...
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.