My Name is
Rebecca
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009. Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania a year later and benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. She soon proved to be an excellent student who is diligent in her school work. Rebecca's goal is to become an engineer in the future. She is respectful and kind at home and at school. Rebecca knows Jesus as her Savior and is thankful that, because of His grace, she can look forward to eternal life. She says that when she feels lonely, afraid, or sad, she pours out her heart to the Lord in prayer and He comforts her. Rebecca seeks to please God in all that she does.
DOB: Jul 5, 2004
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Alice
Both Alice's mother and father died in 2005, and her grandparents were also deceased.
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Little is known about his background or his family.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Rose
Both of Roses's parents are deceased.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Emmanuel Kobi
Emmanuel (Kobi) arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt.
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Julia
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Sarah
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.