My Name is
Godwin
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011. Godwin is now a smart young man. He particularly enjoys studying mathematics, and he thinks he would like to become a pilot someday. He enjoys playing basketball, and he is really good at the sport. Godwin takes comfort in the fact that God loves him and cares for him. He continues to be thankful for the many blessings he has received at Rafiki.
DOB: Jul 16, 2008
Moses
Moses and his twin sister were abandoned at a shopping center, found by strangers, and taken to a local district hospital.
Clinton
After the death of their parents, Clinton and his sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
Adonay
Adonay's mother tried to abandon him on the street in the Somali Region, but a man from the health station intervened and gave her some money to...
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Christine
Christine was found abandoned as a baby and was admitted into a babies’ home in 2004.
Hannah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.