My Name is
Serena
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena. Her father also died in 2008 from an illness. Serena and her sister then lived with an impoverished aunt who struggled to provide for the twins and her own children. She appealed to the Rafiki Foundation for help. The girls arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Since coming to the Rafiki Village, Serena has learned about God and been baptized! Her favorite Bible verse is Romans 8:31 because it reminds her that God is on her side.
DOB: May 18, 2006
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Memory
Memory and her twin brother, Uchizi, had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Annie
When Annie’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her aunt.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
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.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.