My Name is
Adele
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney disease. He was unemployed and unable to pay his medical bills. He appealed to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare for Adele and her brother, Teeweh, to be placed in a good facility for care and education. In March 2012, they arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia. Adele enjoys studying math and science. She hopes to use her interest in math and science to be an astronaut when she grows up. She enjoys reading the Bible, and her faith has grown by being faithful in prayer. Adele's favorite hymn is "Take My Life and Let It Be."
DOB: Dec 24, 2008
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Lydia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
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...
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Fiyete
Fiyete arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.