My Name is
Afia
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. Afia is naturally intelligent and has a desire to learn, and she loves to read and ask questions. Afia particularly enjoys music and art, and loves to dance anytime she hears music. The hymn "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah" teaches Afia that God is always there to guide and care for her.
DOB: Jul 5, 2005
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Bartholomew
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. He is a thoughtful and creative young man who enjoys assisting his teachers.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Judith
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed in the care of their with their grandfather when their parents died.
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
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