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
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
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.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Jemima
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Lisa
Lisa’s mother died when she was two years old, and her father died two years later.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.