My Name is
Lucia
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2005. Lucia is often excited about learning new vocabulary in English and Kiswahili. Her favorite subjects are language arts and science. She enhances group discussion through her insightful comments. Lucia knows Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. She strives to put God first, use her talents to glorify God, and use her time wisely.
DOB: Jul 10, 2005
Olivier
Both of Olivier’s parents died—his father before he was born and his mother a year after his birth.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Clint
Clint was found abandoned at the edge of Thogoto Forest in Dagoretti
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Magdalene
Magdalene was almost two years old when both of her parents were killed by armed robbers.
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.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Donatha
When Donatha was extremely young, her mother and father both died of an illness.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Naomi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.