My Name is
Zawady
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006. He and his sister, Loveness, lived with their aunt for a time. Though she tried, she could not provide for the children's basic needs. Social services recommended that Zawady and his sister be placed at the Rafiki Village Zambia. They arrived in 2008. Zawady is an excellent student. His favorite subjects are literature, science, math, and Bible. He loves to run and play soccer and baseball with his friends. He also loves the story of Joshua and his courage in the Lord from the Bible. He holds a leadership position in school, and it teaches him valuable skills he can use in the future.
DOB: Jan 19, 2003
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Makatee
Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Eltonia
Eltonia and her younger brother, Kwaku, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
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.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.