My Name is
John

John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him as a double orphan. His uncle struggled to care for him with four children of his own and no work. He eventually sought help for John. John was malnourished when he came to Rafiki in 2004. He soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. John is now a very good student who enjoys school. He desires to study law, journalism, political science, philosophy, or music at a university. He sees education as a journey and not a destination. John strives to look more like Jesus every day, and he continues to pray to become a man after God's own heart.
DOB: Jul 29, 1999
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Deogloriosio
Deo's parents are both deceased, making him a double orphan. His father died right before he was born and his mother soon after.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Karen
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Queenie
Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Winston
Both of Winston’s parents are deceased.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobi) arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martey
Martey and his sisters, Selom and Francesca, were often left unattended for days at a time by their mentally ill mother.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Abigail was originally part of the second group of triplets to arrive at the Rafiki Village Ghana.
Eunice
Eunice's father died when she was two years old, and her mother died a year later.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.