My Name is
Valiness
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Valiness excels in many academic subjects and catches on quickly to learn new things. She especially enjoys math and language arts. Valiness has professed faith in Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior. She is grateful that God forgives all who confess their sins and trust in Him. Valiness finds comfort in the fact that God is trustworthy and all-knowing.
DOB: Jan 25, 2003
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006, and she and two other children were cared for by her grandmother who was 96 at the time.
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.