My Name is
Tapiwa
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother. She had no source of income and finding food for the family was a daily problem. Though she tried, she could not provide for the girls and sought help. Tapiwa and her sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2011. Tapiwa now enjoys school and hopes to become a surgeon or work in air traffic control. She loves to see the beauty God creates in each sunrise and especially loves to see a rainbow after a rainy day. Tapiwa prays that she will grow in the fruits of the Spirit, hide God’s Word in her heart, and put on the full armor of God.
DOB: Jun 30, 2007
Monicah
Monicah's mother is believed to be dead, and her father is unknown.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was...
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Annie
When Annie’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her aunt.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Benjamin
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Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Isaiah
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Bethany
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Abigail
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Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Peter
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Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Zachariah
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Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mavis
Mavis was orphaned when both of her parents died of illnesses.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.