My Name is
Neema
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011. Neema is now a bright student who loves school. She is a strong reader who enjoys reading. Neema is always cooperative at home and school, and she shows respect for others. Neema has high goals for her future and a strong work ethic. Knowing that Jesus is there to help her in all things prevents her from giving up on her school work. Neema continues to grow in her faith in Christ as she prays and studies His Word.
DOB: Apr 23, 2005
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Rebecca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Aaron
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.