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
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Dinah
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Honorine
Honorine (Mufasha) and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Emelyne
When Emelyne arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda, she soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Sean
Sean’s mother abandoned him after his father was put in prison.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Nathan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.