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
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abigail
Abigail was abandoned in the annex of a Nairobi hospital grounds.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michelle
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.