My Name is
Thandiwe
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother. She then joined her younger brother at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2011 after her grandmother died. The siblings enjoyed a wonderful reunion and Thandiwe benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment. Thandiwe enjoys agriculture class, and she is known for working hard in school. She has come to know God through the Rafiki Bible Study. Thandiwe trusts in the Lord, and she prays to please God in word and deed.
DOB: Dec 25, 2004
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Azuma
Azuma and her brothers, Atimbil and Awumbe, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.