My Name is
Albert
Albert
After the death of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. Albert enjoys science class and is interested in a career as a scientist or engineer. He has a heart to pray for others, and he is especially concerned with children who live outside Rafiki who do not have the privileges that he enjoys. Albert enjoys reading Proverbs and learning about the wisdom which comes from God. He seeks to honor God in everything he does.
DOB: Oct 20, 2002
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
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...
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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...
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.