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
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Benjamin
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Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Deogloriosio
Deo’s father passed away before he was born, and his mother died soon after giving birth.
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Zachariah
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Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Peter
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Aidah
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Salome
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Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Mary
Mary is a polite and respectful young lady. She hopes to become a journalist and use that platform to tell others about God.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.