My Name is
Grace
Grace
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006. Though she tried, Grace's grandmother had almost no means to provide for her. When she arrived at the Village in March 2007, Grace was very malnourished. She soon benefited from the quality care at the Village and has grown into a wonderful young woman. Grace is a strong student, and she does especially well in language arts. She also enjoys running with her friends for exercise. Grace seeks to glorify God in all that she does.
DOB: May 14, 2001
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Alex
Alex and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Felix
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...
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Daniel
Daniel and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Peter
Peter's mother died of meningitis one month after his birth.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.