My Name is
Jennifer
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002. Jennifer is a true athlete, and she enjoys playing soccer. She is known as one of the most joy-filled young women in the Rafiki Village, and she is considered a blessing. Jennifer is confident in God's promise that everything works together for the good of those who love him. She continues to pray for health, success in academics, and strong faith.
DOB: Mar 24, 2002
Kelvin
Kelvin was orphaned in 2002 and nothing is known about his family.
Blessing
Blessing lost her father before she was born, and her mother ran away in 2000 and was returned to the village dead two years later.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time.
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Alick
Alick is a double orphan. He lived with his grandparents after the death of his mother in 2007.
Raphael
After both Raphael's parents died, he was placed with an impoverished grandmother who struggled to feed herself, let alone him.
Eves
After the death of both of her parents, Eves was left in the care of an impoverished aunt who could not properly feed her.
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Keza
Keza was brought to her elderly grandmother in 2009 after both her parents died of sickness.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Rachel Mwila
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Paulina
Paulina’s father died before she was born, and her mother died in 2003.
Timothy
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.