My Name is
Vivian
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006. Vivian is now a good student who enjoys school. Vivian says the book of Ephesians has become very special to her, and she enjoys studying Paul's words with other Rafiki girls. Vivian seeks to continue learning more about God and growing spiritually closer to Him.
DOB: Oct 6, 2000
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an aunt after his mother and father died.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother were orphaned after both their parents died of AIDS.
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.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Chloe
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Augustine
Augustine arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Lisa
Lisa’s mother died when she was two years old, and her father died two years later.
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...
Alice
After Alice’s mother and father died, she and her brother Wilson were left in the care of an uncle.
Valiness
After losing both of her parents to a fatal illness, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Adam
Adam is a double orphan. His mother and father died of malaria in 2007.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Ester
Ester was in the care of her impoverished grandmother after her parents died of a fatal illness.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.