My Name is
Rachel

Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008. After their deaths, Rachel lived with various relatives before arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2009. She proved to adapt well to her new home. Rachel enjoys studying math and embraces difficult concepts. She is very interested in traveling and wants to work at the airport when she grows up. She is also very interested in learning about Liberia and other countries. Rachel loves the Lord because He came to save her life, and she knows from Philippians 4:7 that God's peace is always there to guard her. Her favorite hymn, "Count Your Blessings," reminds her to appreciate what the Lord has done for her
DOB: Sep 11, 2003
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Claire
Claire arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Azuma
Azuma is a very creative child. She loves science because it broadens her knowledge about how things function.
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an uncle after his mother and father died in 2010.
Deborah
Deborah and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Charles
After the death of their father, Charles and his brother, Denis, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small, one-room house.
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...
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died within two months of his birth, and his father remains unknown.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Esther
Esther and her sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Esther is a sociable young woman who enjoys making new friends.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
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.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.