My Name is
Sibongile
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe. They were both given to their grandmother who was equally poor. After being referred by social welfare services, Sibongile and her sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2010. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment. Sibongile enjoys learning in school and works diligently. She trusts that Jesus has saved her from her sins. She finds the truth that God is love is His most amazing attribute.
DOB: Dec 5, 2008
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Clarisse
Clarisse arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jeremiah
After the death of his parents, Jeremiah lived with a family member. Though she tried, this family member could not provide for Jeremiah's basic...
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Nahum
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.