My Name is
Phoebe

Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki. She has no parents nor relatives to take care of her. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. Phoebe is a good student who likes school and is determined to do her very best. Phoebe is friendly, easygoing, and a joy to be around. She hopes to be an example to those around her, and she prays that she will never waiver in her faith.
DOB: Mar 5, 1999
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
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...
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Linda
Linda’s parents died in 2006, and she and her sister, Beatrice, were then left in the care of their aunt.
Lisa
Lisa’s mother died when she was two years old, and her father died two years later.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Keza
Keza arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Memory
Memory and her twin brother, Uchizi, had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown.
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.