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
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Daniel
Daniel and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
George
George's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Jack
After Jack’s mother died in 2006, he began living with his grandparents.
Valante
Valante arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda 2010.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Silas
Silas loves listening to stories, especially from the Rafiki Mothers and the short-term missionaries who visit the Village.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.