My Name is
Thomas
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or subsidies. They receive an excellent classical Christian education, daily Bible study, two nutritious meals per day, and basic school supplies. For a child in Africa, attending school means more than ABCs or 123s; it means a hope for a future – spiritually and materially. Your support makes that hope possible for these day students, their families, and their communities. We have given each day student an alias for the privacy and protection of the child and his/her family. If you sponsor a day student, you will receive some additional information about the child and will communicate with the child using the assigned alias.
DOB: Apr 26, 2014
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Christine
Christine was found abandoned as a baby and was admitted into a babies’ home in 2004.
Mavis
Mavis was orphaned when both of her parents died of illnesses.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008, and his father is unknown.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Monicah
Monicah's mother is believed to be dead, and her father is unknown.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Micah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Felix
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.