My Name is
Rhoda
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her. For a time, she lived with her grandmother and eleven other children, but food was scarce and there was no opportunity for an education. Rhoda's grandmother contacted the Rafiki Foundation hoping for a better life for her granddaughter, and Rhoda arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2012. Rhoda enjoys learning new things in school, reading, and spending time with her friends. After finishing her schooling, she hopes to become a nurse so that she can help care for people. Rhoda strives to live a prayerful life, bringing everything before the Lord. She prays that she will grow closer to God and keep her eyes fixed on him.
DOB: Jul 21, 2005
Isaiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Deborah
Deborah and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Sandra
Sandra lived in her uncle's care after her parent's death.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Rosemary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Saul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.