My Name is
Sibongile
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe. They were both given to their grandmother who was equally poor. After being referred by social welfare services, Sibongile and her sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2010. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment. Sibongile enjoys learning in school and works diligently. She trusts that Jesus has saved her from her sins. She finds the truth that God is love is His most amazing attribute.
DOB: Dec 5, 2008
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her.
Priscilla
Priscilla and her sister, Erica, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Florence
Florence's father died before she was born and her mother died of an illness when she was only three months old.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Mercy
Mercy’s mother passed away some time in 2003, and her father remains unknown.
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother.
Paul
Paul’s father died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos, Nigeria in 2001.
Francine
When Francine was a small baby, her mother took her to Francine’s grandmother’s home and then disappeared, abandoning her.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
Chloe
When she was a child, the police found Chloe alone in a house.
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.