My Name is
Mariah
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her. Social welfare services recommended that Maria be placed at the Rafiki Village Malawi; she arrived at the Village in 2007. Maria trusts Jesus and has made a commitment to lean on God for all things. She marvels at the fact that God is both a jealous and loving God.
DOB: Aug 20, 2001
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Bulus
Bulus and his brother, Mika, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Sensee
Sensee’s mother died three days after giving birth to her.
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Seth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Francis
Francis and his sister, Pamela, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Uchizi
Uchizi and his twin sister had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Jordan
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.