My Name is
Joanna
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002. In her free time, Joanna enjoys listening to music and reflecting on the lyrics. Music gives her great joy and she is always eager to learn a new hymn. Joanna sees that God has been faithful to her in guiding her for many years. She is learning more about kindness and is quick to offer help when she sees someone in need. Joanna seeks to help others know God by sharing his Word and encouraging them in their personal devotions. Joanna prays that she will always be respectful to others and love God’s Word more each day.
DOB: Mar 24, 2002
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born.
Yaw
Yaw and his two sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Ebenezer
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.