My Name is
David
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown. David arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in June of 2006. David is described by his teachers as being attentive in class, and he especially excels in language arts. David is a good leader and quiet role model. He believes that Jesus is his personal Lord and Savior. David loves Jesus and has made a commitment to please and serve Him to the end.
DOB: Apr 10, 2002
Deborah
Deborah and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Josiah
Josiah's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Keza
Keza arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.