My Name is
Daniel

Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009. Daniel soon proved to be a good student. He also works hard at being an example to others in school. Daniel wants the other boys to look up to him as an example of leadership and to look like the young man God has called him to be.
DOB: Sep 19, 2005
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
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.
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
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.
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Kefas
Kafes’s father died a few months before he was born, and his mother died when he was two years old.
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.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Phineas
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...
John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.