My Name is
Mika
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents. Though they tried, the grandparents struggled to provide for the boys' basic needs. Social welfare reviewed the situation and contacted Rafiki. Mika and Bulus arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in February 2010. Now, Mika's strongest subjects are grammar, science, and Hausa: a local language. Through the Rafiki Bible Study and family devotionals, Mika has learned the importance of trusting God and being a person of integrity. He hopes to encourage others just as the Bible has encouraged him.
DOB: Feb 8, 2004
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Paul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Peter
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Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Beulah
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Lois
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bartholomew
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister moved four times as babies after their mother died.
Dorcas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.