My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents. Rachel’s brother Alick was accepted to the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2009. The family requested that Rafiki also consider his sister. With thirteen children, the family struggled to care for the children well. Rachel was approved and arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in October 2011. Rachel knows God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her His child. Rachel praises Jesus as the King of Kings. Throughout her time at Rafiki, God has answered her prayers to heal the sick, guide her family, and take care of Rafiki. Rachel shows traits of loyalty, truthfulness, and justice.
DOB: Oct 19, 2006
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
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...
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister moved four times as babies after their mother died.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Comfort
Both of Comfort’s parents died when she was a young child. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Thomas
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.