My Name is
Metsenanat
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother. Her grandmother struggled to provide for her basic needs and asked the Rafiki Foundation to intervene. Metsenanat arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in May 2010. She adapted quickly and began to thrive in her new environment. Metsenanat loves to read God's Word. She has a deep knowledge of the Scriptures, prays using the Scriptures, and depends on God's Word. Metsenanat also loves hymns and singing praises to the Lord.
DOB: Jun 2, 2004
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Peter
Both Peter's mother and father died when he was an infant.
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Deogloriosio
Deo’s father passed away before he was born, and his mother died soon after giving birth.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an uncle after his mother and father died in 2010.
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Florence
Florence arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
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.
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.