My Name is
Bernice
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt. Though she tried, their aunt could not properly care for them. She was unable to feed and care for the girls and going to school was out of the question. Bernice and her sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2011. Bernice enjoys studying math and science because she wants to grow up and be a nurse. She wants to help others and teach them how to be healthy. Bernice's favorite hymn is "Trust and Obey" because it reminds her to trust and obey her God in heaven.
DOB: Dec 5, 2007
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Makatee
Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Phineas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
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...
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Lazarus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Saul
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.