My Name is
Brighton
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents. Though he was a timid boy, he has a great personality. Brighton acknowledges that Jesus has given him life and that He is merciful, loving, and kind. He thanks God for giving him a place to stay in Rafiki, and for providing him with food and an education.
DOB: Jul 30, 2005
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Valante
Valante arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda 2010.
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
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...
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Julia
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.