My Name is
John
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him as a double orphan. His uncle struggled to care for him with four children of his own and no work. He eventually sought help for John. John was malnourished when he came to Rafiki in 2004. He soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. John is now a very good student who enjoys school. He desires to study law, journalism, political science, philosophy, or music at a university. He sees education as a journey and not a destination. John strives to look more like Jesus every day, and he continues to pray to become a man after God's own heart.
DOB: Jul 29, 1999
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Pierre
Pierre and his brother first arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
Karen
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Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
John
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Joshua
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Mai
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Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Abigail
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Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Nicodemus
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Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.