My Name is
Rachel

Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents. Though they tried, they were unable to provide for Rachel's needs and asked for help. Rachel arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2007. Rachel is a strong student who studies hard, but she still has time for fun! She especially enjoys taking her turn on one of the Village bicycles. Rachel finds the human body, and the way each part functions, very interesting in biology. She believes that learning how God created human beings could help her become a doctor or nurse someday. Rachel says that God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her His child through faith in Jesus Christ. She has learned that He wants her to live in a way that pleases Him in all she does.
DOB: Jul 21, 2003
Yaw
Yaw is gentle by nature and gets along well with everyone he encounters. He enjoys the Rafiki school because he learns about God and grows in faith.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Damaris
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Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Jack
After Jack’s mother died in 2006, he began living with his grandparents.
Precious
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Samuel
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Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Azuma
Azuma is a very creative child. She loves science because it broadens her knowledge about how things function.
Peter
Both Peter's mother and father died when he was an infant.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.