My Name is
Racheal

Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda on June 8, 2005. She now enjoys a fulfilling life at the Village. Racheal enjoys studying math and science in school. In her free time, she likes to listen to music. Racheal is interested in pursuing a career in interior design someday because she feels God has blessed her with artistic skill. She recognizes that God has given her many gifts and that she must exercise them for His glory. She desires to study God's Word more.
DOB: Apr 11, 2004
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School.
Mavis
Mavis was orphaned when both of her parents died of illnesses.
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...
Racheal
After both her parents died, Racheal lived in her grandfather's care.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Edmund
Edmund and his brother, Ebenezer, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Tapiwa
Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Lazarus
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 twin sister Jane were brought to a local police station after their mother died in the Kenyatta National hospital.
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Paula
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...
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobi) arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.