My Name is
Polycarp
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011. Polycarp is now a sweet, fun-loving young man. He enjoys playing basketball and is continuing to learn about the importance of hard work in school. He is especially good at math. Polycarp also enjoys art and thinks he would like to be an artist someday. He is thankful to the Lord for the Rafiki Village and the blessings he receives. Polycarp enjoys praying for everyone in the Village and studying the Bible each day.
DOB: Oct 15, 2008
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Eltonia
Eltonia and her younger brother, Kwaku, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Alice
Alice arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in November 2009.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Miriam
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died within two months of his birth, and his father remains unknown.
Dorcas
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.