My Name is
Mara
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or subsidies. They receive an excellent classical Christian education, daily Bible study, two nutritious meals per day, and basic school supplies. For a child in Africa, attending school means more than ABCs or 123s; it means a hope for a future – spiritually and materially. Your support makes that hope possible for these day students, their families, and their communities. We have given each day student an alias for the privacy and protection of the child and his/her family. If you sponsor a day student, you will receive some additional information about the child and will communicate with the child using the assigned alias.
DOB: Oct 12, 2012
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Sharon
Sharon's mother is deceased, and her father is unknown.
Diana
Diana and her twin brother were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning her infant.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.