My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi and soon bonded well with her Rafiki brothers and sisters. Rachel excels in geography and language arts. She loves Jesus as personal Lord and Savior and is grateful for His mercies. Rachel likes to reflect on how God is Creator, especially when she sees the beauty of the mountains and landscapes in her country.
DOB: May 28, 2002
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister moved four times as babies after their mother died.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Daniel
Daniel and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Paul
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.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.