My Name is
Victoria
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old. She was then transferred to a children’s home in Tanzania. Rafiki was contacted, Victoria was approved, and she arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010. Victoria is a good student and athlete. She has a good work ethic that shows in her schoolwork as well as her sports. Victoria has high goals for her educational future, and she will be able to realize those goals with her diligence. Victoria is also a positive leader in her home and school. As Victoria makes it a priority to spend time with God, she is becoming closer to Him.
DOB: Nov 15, 2003
Moses
Moses and his twin sister were abandoned at a shopping center, found by strangers, and taken to a local district hospital.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Chloe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006, and she and two other children were cared for by her grandmother who was 96 at the time.
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...
Gideon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Charles
After the death of their father, Charles and his brother, Denis, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small, one-room house.
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aquil
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.