My Name is
Mary
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old. Though she tried, Mary's grandmother struggled to provide for her and sought help. Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Mary is a good student who enjoys school. She seeks to show her devotion to God through giving, praying, serving, sharing, and showing love to others. Mary's favorite attribute of God is that He is caring.
DOB: Aug 26, 2001
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009.
Salome
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Justina
Justina and her twin sister Josephine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
Meseret
After both of Meseret’s parents passed away, her aunt gave her to a previous employer for care. Social Welfare was contacted in regard to Meseret’s...
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Florence
Florence arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Austin
Austin’s parents died leaving him an orphan at just one year old.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Diana
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.