My Name is
Maria
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008. She was living with an aunt and uncle who had children of their own and struggled to care for their own children and Maria; they asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Maria arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. The family is grateful that Maria’s needs will be met and that she now has the opportunity to attend school. Maria hopes to be a nurse when she grows up, so naturally, she really enjoys everything she learns in her science classes. She believes that it is important to do well in school and pass her tests so she can go to college and pursue her dreams to help others. Through Bible class and the Rafiki Bible Study, she has learned to put on the whole armor of God and to encourage others in Christ.
DOB: Aug 21, 2005
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Sharon
Sharon's mother is deceased, and her father is unknown.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Korah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.