My Name is
Darris

Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast. He and his sister, Martha, were put in the care of their impoverished grandmother. Though she tried, she could not provide for the children's basic needs. Darris and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2011. Darrius enjoys studying science because he likes to learn about God's creation. He is not quite sure what he wants to be when he grows up yet, but he trusts that the Lord will lead him. His favorite hymn is "Holy, Holy, Holy" because it reminds him of the incomprehensible holiness of God.
DOB: Mar 16, 2006
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
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.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Ezekiel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Edda
Orphaned at birth, Edda lived with her grandparents when she was a small child.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Juliet
Juliet lost her mother in 2003 and her father in 2004. She was then put in the care of an aunt who could not care for her basic needs. She arrived...
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Lois
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Simon
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.