My Name is
Nixon

Nixon
Nixon's father died early in his life, and his mother also had a fatal illness. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Nixon says that his best subject is math. He would like to be a pilot someday and believes that being good at math will be important in that career. Nixon knows that God loves him and brought him to Rafiki to study the Bible and learn about Jesus.
DOB: Nov 2, 2004
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Seth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Francis
Francis enjoys spending time with the short-term missionaries who visit the Village and helping his friends with homework.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. He is a thoughtful and creative young man who enjoys assisting his teachers.
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...
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Atimbil
Atimbil is a kind and intelligent young man. He keeps a journal to record all the reasons he is thankful and encourages others by sharing with them.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Deborah
Deborah and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an uncle after his mother and father died in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.