My Name is
Rachael
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010. Rachael soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Rafiki Village. She also proved to be a bright and bubbly child. She enjoys studying history, especially the history of Ghana. Her favorite hymn is "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" because it reminds her of how great and mighty God is.
DOB: Aug 5, 2005
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Peter
Both Peter's mother and father died when he was an infant.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning her infant.
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Rachel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.