My Name is
Khumbo
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown. Khumbo was being cared for by his impoverished grandfather who could not care for his needs. He made his initial transition into Rafiki very well. His quiet, timid demeanor soon changed into a joyful and loving personality. Khumbo loves the truth that God is unchanging and completely trustworthy.
DOB: Jul 7, 2005
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Adonay
Adonay's mother tried to abandon him on the street in the Somali Region, but a man from the health station intervened and gave her some money to...
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Mavis
Mavis was orphaned when both of her parents died of illnesses.
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Alice
Alice’s parents both died by 2005 and she was left in the care of her eighteen-year-old brother.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.