My Name is
Neema

Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister. Though they tried, they could not provide for Neema's basic needs. She moved to the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008. Neema is a pleasant young lady. She chooses to work hard at school, and she loves to read. Neema is always attentive in class and serious about her school work. Neema is a quiet leader in her class and at home. She has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that she should never be discouraged in her faith. She continues to pray to deepen her faith and rely on God in all things.
DOB: Jul 30, 2004
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
Sarah
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.
Judith
Judith’s mother passed away when she was young, and she was then cared for by various relatives before arriving at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jane
Jane and her twin brother Jimmy were brought to a police station after their mother died in a local hospital.
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother.
Charles
Charles arrived at the Rafiki Village in April of 2004. He was abandoned as a baby and has no known family.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Boniface
Boniface is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.