My Name is
Rich
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him. A church member cared for Rich until he was brought to the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2012. Rich is now a fun-loving young man. Rich is smart, and he continues to learn the value of hard work. As he studies the Bible in school and at home, Rich's faith continues to increase. He enjoys praying for those around him in need, and he is thankful to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania. Rich knows that God is with him and guides him in all things.
DOB: Apr 25, 2007
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Caleb
Caleb’s parents died when he was four years old, and his relatives were unable to care for him because they are impoverished and relied on...
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Prisca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Gideon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006.
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.