My Name is
Rachel

Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents. Though they tried, they were unable to provide for Rachel's needs and asked for help. Rachel arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2007. Rachel is a strong student who studies hard, but she still has time for fun! She especially enjoys taking her turn on one of the Village bicycles. Rachel finds the human body, and the way each part functions, very interesting in biology. She believes that learning how God created human beings could help her become a doctor or nurse someday. Rachel says that God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her His child through faith in Jesus Christ. She has learned that He wants her to live in a way that pleases Him in all she does.
DOB: Jul 21, 2003
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Mercy
Mercy’s mother passed away some time in 2003, and her father remains unknown.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Philip
Philip’s mother died in childbirth, and his father died of cancer in 2005.
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Joshua
Both of Joshua’s parents are deceased. His father died from a brief illness in 2004, and his mother died when Joshua was two years old.
Wanangwa
By 2007, Wanangwa had lost both of his parents to fatal illnesses.
Adeline
Adeline arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes.
Thomas
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi, Thomas and sister, Gloria, lived with their impoverished grandmother and the six other children she...
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.