My Name is
Susan
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail. She and her brother John were placed in the care of a church member for a time. The siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2006. Susan enjoys participating during Bible lessons, which has helped her develop spiritually. From the Rafiki Bible Study, she has learned that we should be children of the light and live a life that is pleasing to God. She also continues to grow spiritually by praying more frequently and believing more fully in God than before. She also continues to grow in boldness, patience, and truthfulness.
DOB: Nov 21, 2004
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Gideon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her brother, Clinton, were placed in the care of their grandparents.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister moved four times as babies after their mother died.
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
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.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.