My Name is
Kwaku

Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. Kwaku is a very intelligent young man. He learns quickly and enjoys reading and studying math. His favorite activity is playing soccer. Kwaku prays to grow in wisdom and knowledge and strives to keep God's commandments.
DOB: Apr 16, 2008
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Deborah
Deborah and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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...
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.