My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents. Rachel’s brother Alick was accepted to the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2009. The family requested that Rafiki also consider his sister. With thirteen children, the family struggled to care for the children well. Rachel was approved and arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in October 2011. Rachel knows God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her His child. Rachel praises Jesus as the King of Kings. Throughout her time at Rafiki, God has answered her prayers to heal the sick, guide her family, and take care of Rafiki. Rachel shows traits of loyalty, truthfulness, and justice.
DOB: Oct 19, 2006
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Salome
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Francine
Francine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Sandra
Sandra lived in her uncle's care after her parent's death.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Dadi
Dadi arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.