My Name is
Dorcas
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth. She lived in a state-run orphanage until the age of three before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003. Dorcas is an excellent student who enjoys school. She is very trustworthy and dependable. Dorcas enjoys writing poetry that addresses the needs and issues in her country. She trusts that God will continue to reveal Himself to her through His Word. In her free time, she enjoys sewing, reading, and playing volleyball.
DOB: Sep 18, 2000
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Candace
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.
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Luke
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Cilicia
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 brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.