My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi and soon bonded well with her Rafiki brothers and sisters. Rachel excels in geography and language arts. She loves Jesus as personal Lord and Savior and is grateful for His mercies. Rachel likes to reflect on how God is Creator, especially when she see the beauty of the mountains and landscapes in her country.
DOB: May 28, 2002
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Gladys
Gladys arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Kwame
Kwame, along with his brother and sister, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother, Edmund, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in May 2009.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Deogloriosio
Deo's parents are both deceased, making him a double orphan. His father died right before he was born and his mother soon after.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Emmanuel
Little is known about Emmanuel's life before coming to the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Augustine
Augustine arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Leticia
Leticia's parents died of HIV in 2010. She and her brother were brought to live with their aunt, but she was unable to care for them.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.