My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 by Social Welfare because she had no extended family to care for her. Rachel attends Open Doors School for special children, and she is doing well there. Rachel loves singing during devotions and learning new hymns. She continues to pray that she will love God more than anything else.
DOB: Sep 20, 2004
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Christine
Christine was found abandoned as a baby and was admitted into a babies’ home in 2004.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Frank
Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Queenie
Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emelyne
When Emelyne arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda, she soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment.
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
James
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.