My Name is
Zawady
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006. He and his sister, Loveness, lived with their aunt for a time. Though she tried, she could not provide for the children's basic needs. Social services recommended that Zawady and his sister be placed at the Rafiki Village Zambia. They arrived in 2008. Zawady is an excellent student. His favorite subjects are literature, science, math, and Bible. He loves to run and play soccer and baseball with his friends. He also loves the story of Joshua and his courage in the Lord from the Bible. He holds a leadership position in school, and it teaches him valuable skills he can use in the future.
DOB: Jan 19, 2003
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Judith
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother after the death of her father and mother.
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Priscilla
Priscilla and her sister, Erica, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their 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.
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.