My Name is
Jonah
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after. He was then placed in the care of his aged maternal grandmother. She had no work and could not properly care for Jonah. Social welfare referred Jonah to the Rafiki Village Nigeria, and he arrived in 2005. Jonah is now a quiet and reflective young man. When he graduates from Rafiki, he desires to pursue a career in the medical field. Jonah wishes to fully trust the Lord with his life, and he knows it takes discipline to follow God. He says he is willing to do what God requires of him to become a godly man.
DOB: Feb 19, 2002
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Peter
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Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Phoebe
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Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.