My Name is
Mary

Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004. Mary likes her studies, and she excels in math, chemistry, and English. Mary also participates in extra-curricular activities, such as playing table tennis. It has taught her how to develop good tactics to win and good sportsmanship. She is cooperative, always anxious to please, and eager to improve herself. She strives to serve the Lord in everything she does.
DOB: Jan 26, 2002
Patience
Patience’s father was a soldier who died before she turned three.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Timothy
Timothy’s father died in 2002 of whooping cough, and his mother died several months later after a brief period of illness.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Obadiah
Obadiah was found abandoned as a small child in 2006 in Paynesville, Liberia.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born. Hannah came to Rafiki Village Kenya at less than a month old in August 2006. Now, she is...
James
After the death of his parents, James's grandmother took care of him and his brother, Frank.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Isaac
Isaac’s mother died an hour after giving birth to him and his father abandoned him shortly after.
Isaac
Isaac's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Paul, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012. The boys' mother passed...
Jemima
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Moses
Moses and his twin sister were abandoned at a shopping center, found by strangers, and taken to a local district hospital.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.