My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi and soon bonded well with her Rafiki brothers and sisters. Rachel excels in geography and language arts. She loves Jesus as personal Lord and Savior and is grateful for His mercies. Rachel likes to reflect on how God is Creator, especially when she sees the beauty of the mountains and landscapes in her country.
DOB: May 28, 2002
Jacob
Jacob first arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 after the death of his parents.
Joshua
Joshua’s mother died in 2002, and his father died two years later.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Emelyne
When Emelyne arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda, she soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Frank
Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006, and she and two other children were cared for by her grandmother who was 96 at the time.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Francine
Francine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.