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
Memory
Memory and her twin brother, Uchizi, had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gifty
Gifty is a kind, respectful, helpful, and intelligent young woman who works diligently to succeed in all her classes.
Rachael
Rachael is a bright and bubbly young woman. Her favorite part of each day is studying God's Word every morning.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Uchizi
Uchizi and his twin sister had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Ethan
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.