My Name is
Wesen

Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later. The boys' older sister struggled to care for them and sought help. Wesen and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2011. The pair transitioned well, and their joy and eagerness has continued to increase since they arrived at the village. Wesen is a humble young man who desires to know God deeply. He has the ability to graciously correct the younger boys in a loving manner, and he is a role model in the Village. Wesen's favorite Bible verse is Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 because it teaches him that there is a time for everything under heaven.
DOB: Jul 8, 2005
Paula
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Sean
Sean’s mother abandoned him after his father was put in prison.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Azuma
Azuma is a very creative child. She loves science because it broadens her knowledge about how things function.
Fiyete
Fiyete arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Myra
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Augustine
Augustine enjoys reading stories to become more fluent in his speech. He especially enjoys reading God's Word.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Paula
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Deogloriosio
Deo’s father passed away before he was born, and his mother died soon after giving birth.
Claire
Claire arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.