My Name is
Neema
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011. Neema is now a bright student who loves school. She is a strong reader who enjoys reading. Neema is always cooperative at home and school, and she shows respect for others. Neema has high goals for her future and a strong work ethic. Knowing that Jesus is there to help her in all things prevents her from giving up on her school work. Neema continues to grow in her faith in Christ as she prays and studies His Word.
DOB: Apr 23, 2005
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
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.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Korah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister moved four times as babies after their mother died.
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rabson
Rabson and his brother, Vincent, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.