My Name is
Elikana
Elikana
Elikana is a double orphan. She and her sister Mercy were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone two children. After arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Elikana’s health improved rapidly due to the quality care and nutritious good she received in the Village. Elikana is now an outgoing, hardworking student who participates well in class by answering questions in each of her subjects. She knows Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior, and she trusts that He will supply all her needs.
DOB: Sep 15, 2005
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michelle
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.