My Name is
Ruth

Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare services to care for the children. Ruth and Christopher arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006. Ruth now excels in class discussion, class work, and language arts. She has come to know more about Jesus by reading the Bible, and she trusts Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior. Ruth understands that God has a specific plan and purpose for His people.
DOB: May 27, 2003
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister moved four times as babies after their mother died.
Sensee
Sensee’s mother died three days after giving birth to her.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bartholomew
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel is thankful to God for caring for him his entire life. He knows that God is always faithful, and he prays with confidence.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
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.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.