My Name is
Neema
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister. Though they tried, they could not provide for Neema's basic needs. She moved to the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008. Neema is a pleasant young lady. She chooses to work hard at school, and she loves to read. Neema is always attentive in class and serious about her school work. Neema is a quiet leader in her class and at home. She has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that she should never be discouraged in her faith. She continues to pray to deepen her faith and rely on God in all things.
DOB: Jul 30, 2004
Diana
Diana and her twin brother, Dereck were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Carolyn
Carolyn was abandoned as a child and was found by a probation officer. Social welfare did a thorough search to find any relatives they could for...
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
George
George's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
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...
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Juliet
Juliet lost her mother in 2003 and her father in 2004. She was then put in the care of an aunt who could not care for her basic needs. She arrived...
Alice
Alice was abandoned and given to her grandmother when she was only five months old.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. Vicky was severely malnourished and in...
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.