My Name is
Stephena
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth. Stephena then lived with her uncle. Though he tried, he could not provide for her needs while also caring for his family. He asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Stephena was approved by social welfare and arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2011. Stephena is an excellent student. She works very hard and receives excellent grades in every school subject. Her favorite subject is grammar because she hopes to be a journalist when she grows up. She loves to interview people and learn about them. She wants to be able to help people and give them a voice through her writing. She reads and meditates on the Word of God often, and she continues to grow stronger in prayer.
DOB: Jan 12, 2007
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...
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Eunice
Eunice's father died when she was two years old, and her mother died a year later.
Brino
Brino's mother died of an illness when he was very young, and his father remains unknown. He and his brother Kenny arrived at the Rafiki Village...
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Catherine
Catherine was found wandering the streets of her village when she was approximately two years old.
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Kevin
Kevin was found in the central district of Nairobi by the local police in December 2001. He was brought to a children’s home to wait while the...
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth. His grandfather was old and unable to care for him. He was brought to an...
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.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.