My Name is
Winnie

Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car. She lived with relatives in poor conditions for a time before arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2013. Winnie wants to be a ballet dancer when she grows up. When she is not reading about ballet dancers, she can be found dancing around the hallways. She also enjoys studying mathematics. Winnie says she knows that glory belongs to Jesus because He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and she loves Him because He died for her sins.
DOB: Jan 28, 2011
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
Caleb
Caleb’s parents died when he was four years old, and his relatives were unable to care for him because they are impoverished and relied on...
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006.
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Joseph
Both of Joseph’s parents are deceased. He and his sister Abigail came to Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Kwaku
Kwaku’s mother died nine days after giving birth to him and his twin sister.
Wanangwa
By 2007, Wanangwa had lost both of his parents to fatal illnesses.
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was a young child, and her father remains unknown.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
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.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.