My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents. Rachel’s brother Alick was accepted to the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2009. The family requested that Rafiki also consider his sister. With thirteen children, the family struggled to care for the children well. Rachel was approved and arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in October 2011. Rachel knows God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her His child. Rachel praises Jesus as the King of Kings. Throughout her time at Rafiki, God has answered her prayers to heal the sick, guide her family, and take care of Rafiki. Rachel shows traits of loyalty, truthfulness, and justice.
DOB: Oct 19, 2006
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Beulah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Jeremiah
After the death of his parents, Jeremiah lived with a family member. Though she tried, this family member could not provide for Jeremiah's basic...
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Ezekiel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Gideon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.