My Name is
Mary

Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt. Though she tried, the girls' aunt was unable to feed them and provide for their basic needs. She asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Mary and her sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Mary soon proved to be a polite and respectful young lady. She loves to sing, and her favorite hymn is "The Lord is My Shepherd" because it reminds her that God is in control. She continues to pray for God's wisdom as she goes through life.
DOB: Jan 27, 2007
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Moses
Moses and his twin sister were abandoned at a shopping center, found by strangers, and taken to a local district hospital.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Timothy
Timothy’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough, and his mother died several months later after a brief period of illness.
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Mitchiel
Mitchiel was brought to the Nairobi Children’s Home in May 2001 by the local police after her mentally ill mother was placed in a psychiatric...
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Emelyne
When Emelyne arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda, she soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Fabrice
Fabrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.