My Name is
Nellice
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old. She was sent to live with her grandmother; however, her grandmother could not provide for her needs. Social welfare services recommended that Nellice be assigned to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. She soon proved to be a good student who is prepared for class and often reads ahead of the assigned portions for homework. She is known as a model student in all her subjects, and she often leads by example. Nellice came to know Jesus through the Rafiki Bible study, and she has made a commitment to be joyful in the Lord always.
DOB: Feb 2, 2002
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...
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Centia
Centia’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was about seven months old.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Clarisse
Clarisse's elderly grandmother cared for her since her birth.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Grace Masozi
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt.
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Abigail
Abigail was originally part of the second group of triplets to arrive at the Rafiki Village Ghana.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.