My Name is
Mary
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002. Mary is kind, generous, and helpful. In her free time, she enjoys sewing and making crafts. She also loves to help in the kitchen because she gets to prepare food for her Rafiki family. Her favorite part of the day is when she participates in family devotions. Through her studies in the Book of Exodus, Mary has seen how God always keeps his promises. She prays that she will continue trusting in God, grow strong in her faith, and always show kindness and love to others.
DOB: Jun 13, 1997
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009.
Alice
Alice arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in November 2009.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Clinton
After the death of their parents, Clinton and his sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009.
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Hebron
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Aquil
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Randall
Randall was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.