My Name is
Doreen
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown. Doreen then lived with her great grandmother, a widow in poor health who had very little resources to care for her. The Rafiki Foundation was contacted, and Doreen arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2013. Doreen loves to sing, and she is good at memorizing scripture verses. As she studies God's Word each day, her knowledge of Him continues to grow. Her relationship with Christ helps her love others and honor her elders.
DOB: Aug 24, 2009
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Francis
Francis and his sister, Pamela, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Rebecca
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.
Jeremiah
After the death of his parents, Jeremiah lived with a family member. Though she tried, this family member could not provide for Jeremiah's basic...
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Candace
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.