My Name is
Rena

Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena. Her father also died in 2008 from an illness. Rena and her sister lived with an impoverished aunt who struggled to provide for the needs of the twins and her own children. She has appealed to the Rafiki Foundation for help, and the girls arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Rena loves to tell and write stories, so naturally her favorite subject is English. She also loves to sing. When she grows up, she wants to be a singer or a writer, or both. She knows that Jesus loves her, and she is thankful to the Lord for the good education she receives from Rafiki.
DOB: May 18, 2006
Bethany
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Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Daniel
Daniel and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Diana
Diana and her twin brother were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006. Diana is a funny and social young woman with a big personality.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Fabrice
Fabrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.