My Name is
Serena

Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena. Her father also died in 2008 from an illness. Serena and her sister then lived with an impoverished aunt who struggled to provide for the twins and her own children. She appealed to the Rafiki Foundation for help. The girls arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Since coming to the Rafiki Village, Serena has learned about God and been baptized! Her favorite Bible verse is Romans 8:31 because it reminds her that God is on her side.
DOB: May 18, 2006
Chloe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Cephas
Cephas's father died just before he was born, and his mother died when he was just four years old.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nahum
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Sensee
Sensee’s mother died three days after giving birth to her.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Edda
Orphaned at birth, Edda lived with her grandparents when she was a small child.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Mathew
Caleb
Caleb’s parents died when he was four years old, and his relatives were unable to care for him because they are impoverished and relied on...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.