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
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Abigail
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Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Faustin
Faustin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Prisca
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Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Paul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elikana
Elikana is a double orphan. She and her sister Mercy were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone...
Pierre
Pierre and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Surafel
Surafel and his sister, Fortuna, where left in the care of an uncle after their mother and father died.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Cilicia
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.