My Name is
Shedrak

Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006, and his father died shortly after. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009. Now, Shedrak is a good student who likes to learn and improve his grades. As Shedrak studies the Bible, he seeks to apply it to his life. He loves reading 1 and 2 Samuel because it provides an example of leadership and shows the importance of following God's commands.
DOB: Aug 1, 2005
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Gideon
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.