My Name is
Irene
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time. Though she tried, Irene's grandmother could not provide for her needs and sought assistance for her upbringing. Irene arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009. She soon proved to be a talkative, fun, and athletic girl. She hopes to enter the medical field in the future. Irene has learned that only faith in Jesus Christ will save her. She continues to grow in her faith each day, relying on God's strength. Irene seeks to deepen her faith by reading and studying God's Word every day.
DOB: Aug 28, 2004
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Alice
Alice was abandoned and given to her grandmother when she was only five months old.
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Margaret
Margaret’s mother died when she was an infant.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Harriet
Harriet's father passed away from AIDs, and her mother was also diagnosed HIV+ and was no longer able to care for her.
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Joshua
Morris
Morris’ was brought to an orphanage in Kitui in April, 2003 after both his parents died.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old.
Grace
Grace was orphaned when she was only three months old.
Lorine
Lorine was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by The Nairobi Children's Home, the orphanage her aunt placed her in as a young child, and she...
Gad
Gad's mother died immediately after he was born in 2010 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was abandoned at a hospital in Rwanda when he was twelve months old, had malaria, and weighed only eleven pounds. The police have searched...
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Deborah
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.