My Name is
Chipo
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough to deliver Chipo. The mother’s single sister then cared for Chipo and her brother John. She was not employed and was thrilled that John and Chipo could have a permanent home at the Rafiki Village Zambia. They arrived in September 2014. Chipo believes Jesus is the Son of God and that He died for her on the cross. She knows God gave us His words in the Bible and they tell her that Jesus loves her. She thanks God in her prayers for making her and for bringing her to Rafiki, and she tells Him that He means everything to her. God has answered her prayers by giving her life, health, school, and everything she needs.
DOB: May 14, 2011
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.
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Livingstone
After the death of both his parents, Livingstone lived with his grandfather.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Serge Bebito
Serge (Bebito)'s parents both died when was a small child.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Augustine
Augustine arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Samson
At a very young age, Samson was abandoned and taken to a local orphanage.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Donatha
When Donatha was extremely young, her mother and father both died of an illness.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
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.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Emelyne
Emelyne was brought to her elderly grandmother after both her parents died.
Wanangwa
By 2007, Wanangwa had lost both of his parents to fatal illnesses.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.