My Name is
Doreen
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown. Doreen then lived with her great grandmother, a widow in poor health who had very little resources to care for her. The Rafiki Foundation was contacted, and Doreen arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2013. Doreen loves to sing, and she is good at memorizing scripture verses. As she studies God's Word each day, her knowledge of Him continues to grow. Her relationship with Christ helps her love others and honor her elders.
DOB: Aug 24, 2009
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Blessing
Blessing and her twin brother Dalitso, had moved four times since their mother died when they were babies. They lived at two babies’ homes and then...
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.