My Name is
Rachel Mwila
Rachel Mwila
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
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan. His father died in 2006 of an illness, and his mother died a year later.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tapiwa
Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Hope
Hope’s mother died of AIDs shortly after Hope was born, and her father is unknown to the family.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s grandmother was caring for ten of her grandchildren as well as four of her own children.
Marie Jeanne
Marie Jeanne was brought to her elderly, sickly grandmother when she was a young child after both of her parents died of sickness.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
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.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Moses
Moses was removed from his mother in January 2003 for his protection.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Francine
When Francine was a small baby, her mother took her to Francine’s grandmother’s home and then disappeared, abandoning her.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.