My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents. Though they tried, they were unable to provide for Rachel's needs and asked for help. Rachel arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2007. Rachel is a strong student who studies hard, but she still has time for fun! She especially enjoys taking her turn on one of the Village bicycles. Rachel finds the human body, and the way each part functions, very interesting in biology. She believes that learning how God created human beings could help her become a doctor or nurse someday. Rachel says that God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her His child through faith in Jesus Christ. She has learned that He wants her to live in a way that pleases Him in all she does.
DOB: Jul 21, 2003
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Adonay
Adonay's mother tried to abandon him on the street in the Somali Region, but a man from the health station intervened and gave her some money to...
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Sindani
Sindani and her two older sisters were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their parents.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Isaiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.