My Name is
Jacob
Jacob
Jacob is a double orphan. He lived with his aunt for a time after his parents died. His aunt was also caring for her mother who had recently had a stroke and found she could not properly care for Jacob. Social welfare recommended Jacob be placed in the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2008. Jacob says he understands that his school and education are a privilege from God. As he continues to serve others, he learns more about himself and how to work well with others. He particularly enjoys math, science, and language arts. Jacob is alert, active, and enjoys interacting with his peers.
DOB: Sep 21, 2004
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Memory
Memory was found in the care of a 65-year-old widow who lived in a village subsidized by the government for the homeless.
Raphael
After both Raphael's parents died, he was placed with an impoverished grandmother who struggled to feed herself, let alone him.
Divine
Divine was placed in the care of her aunt after both her parents died of an illness.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
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...
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
David
David’s mother died in 2007, and his father died in 2008. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.