My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006 by Social Welfare because she had no extended family to care for her. Rachel attends Open Doors School for special children, and she is doing well there. Rachel loves singing during devotions and learning new hymns. She continues to pray that she will love God more than anything else.
DOB: Sep 20, 2004
Grace
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Clarisse
Clarisse arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Peter
Both Peter's parents abandoned him when he was a young child.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008, and his father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.