My Name is
Phoebe

Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki. She has no parents nor relatives to take care of her. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. Phoebe is a good student who likes school and is determined to do her very best. Phoebe is friendly, easygoing, and a joy to be around. She hopes to be an example to those around her, and she prays that she will never waiver in her faith.
DOB: Mar 5, 1999
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Chloe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers and died from unknown causes.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jimmy
Jimmy and his two sisters, Jamesetta and Amelia, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Edmund
Edmund and his brother, Ebenezer, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister, Diana, were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Racheal
After both her parents died, Racheal lived in her grandfather's care.
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
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...
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Pierre
Pierre and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.