My Name is
Reuben

Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown. After his mother's death, he was placed in the care of his elderly, impoverished grandparents. Though they tried, they could not provide for his basic needs. Reuben arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009. Reuben is an overall excellent student. When he finishes school, he wants to become a civil engineer. He says God is carving a place in his mind to love learning. Reuben is thankful to serve a God who is faithful and never leaves him.
DOB: Apr 20, 2006
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Memory
Memory and her twin brother, Uchizi, had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Francis
Francis enjoys spending time with the short-term missionaries who visit the Village and helping his friends with homework.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Myra
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Mary
Mary is a polite and respectful young lady. She hopes to become a journalist and use that platform to tell others about God.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.