My Name is
Thandiwe
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother. She then joined her younger brother at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2011 after her grandmother died. The siblings enjoyed a wonderful reunion and Thandiwe benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment. Thandiwe enjoys agriculture class, and she is known for working hard in school. She has come to know God through the Rafiki Bible Study. Thandiwe trusts in the Lord, and she prays to please God in word and deed.
DOB: Dec 25, 2004
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
Jordan
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Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
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John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Leah
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Judith
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Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father remains unknown.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Azuma
Azuma and her brothers, Atimbil and Awumbe, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.