My Name is
Grace
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt. Though she tried, her aunt could not provide for Grace's basic needs or send her to school. Grace arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in December 2009 with lots of smiles and an eagerness to go to school. Grace enjoys studying social studies and memorizing facts. She hopes to be one of three things: an artist, a doctor, or an actress. She loves Jesus Christ because His sacrifice enables her to come before her Father in heaven. Her favorite hymn is "Be Thou My Vision" because it reminds her to ask God to lead her.
DOB: Apr 15, 2005
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Priscilla
Priscilla and her sister, Erica, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Alice
Alice’s parents both died by 2005 and she was left in the care of her eighteen-year-old brother.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.