My Name is
Winnie

Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle. He struggled to properly feed her. Due to malnutrition, Winnie was behind developmentally. Social welfare services recommended that she be placed at the Rafiki Village Malawi, and she arrived in 2007. Now, Winnie's favorite subjects are math, Bible, and science. She hopes to become a physician someday. Winnie came to know Jesus through the Rafiki Bible Study. She trusts Christ because He is her Savior who gave up His life for her.
DOB: Mar 10, 2001
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Rose
Both of Roses's parents are deceased.
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nahum
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.
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. He is a thoughtful and creative young man who enjoys assisting his teachers.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.