My Name is
Victoria

Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria. She was severely malnourished and in need of emergency care. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in June of 2003. Within three months of her arrival, she gained weight, her coloring changed, and she could stand on her own. Vicky has learned about the beauty of forgiveness in the Scriptures and through God's people, and she is thankful for her life at Rafiki.
DOB: Jan 18, 2002
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Adeline
Adeline arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Micah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Little is known about his background or his family.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.