My Name is
Laurine
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006, and she and two other children were cared for by her grandmother who was 96 at the time. Though she tried, her grandmother could not properly provide for them, and social welfare asked Rafiki to care for Laurine. Laurine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi a year later. She quickly embraced her new life and soon radiated with joy. Laurine enjoys singing and making music and is known to have a sweet spirit. She graduated from the Rafiki School in 2021 and now studies at university. She is thankful for her education at Rafiki which helps her to think critically and taught her the importance of hard work. Laurine steadfastly relies on God and prays that she will remain diligent in her studies.
DOB: Nov 30, 2000
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Bethuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Precious
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Uchizi
Uchizi and his twin sister had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Paul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Eliya
Eliya and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.