My Name is
Bertha
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to illness. She lived in extreme poverty and hardship with an elderly grandfather before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007. She quickly embraced her new life at Rafiki and has blossomed into a joyful, excited girl. She works very hard in class and demonstrates a growing love for and knowledge of the things of God. Bertha has given her life to Jesus and has made a commitment to trust Him, pray every day, and follow Him all the days of her life.
DOB: Aug 23, 2003
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Chloe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s father died in 2005, and her mother died soon after in 2007.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Judith
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
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...
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Memory
Memory and her twin brother, Uchizi, had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.