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
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt.
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Rachel Mwila
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Aquila
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
Naomie
Naomie was living with her mother in Burundi when her mother became ill and died.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage.
Paul
Paul's mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father remains unknown. Upon arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012, it was learned...
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Dadi
Both of Dadi’s parents died in 2005.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.