My Name is
Violet
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later. Violet and her two siblings were living with their 52-year-old grandmother who survived by subsistence farming. The family was extremely impoverished and Violet’s needs were unable to be met. She came to Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 and soon benefited from the quality care. Violet is known for her sweet personality. She says she knows Jesus through the Bible. She trusts Him because He gave up His life for her. Violet has made a commitment to obey her Rafiki mother who inspires her to live a life pleasing to God.
DOB: Dec 25, 2004
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Fiyete
Fiyete arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Deborah
Deborah and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Deogloriosio
Deo’s father passed away before he was born, and his mother died soon after giving birth.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.