My Name is
Rebecca
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010. Rebecca soon proved to be a happy and intelligent young woman. An avid reader, she can sit and read for hours and gladly reads to younger Rafiki children. Her favorite hymn is "Nothing But the Blood of Jesus." She is grateful to God for his grace and mercy. Rebecca continues to pray to grow in Christlikeness and to be diligent in her studies.
DOB: Mar 2, 2004
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Diana
Diana and her twin brother were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006. Diana is a funny and social young woman with a big personality.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Mary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Pamela
Pamela is a sweet and helpful young woman with a joyful smile. At school, she enjoys frequenting the library.
Aquila
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Eden
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Gift
Gift and her sister, Peace, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs. Their mother abandoned the family in 2008 and is believed to be...
Elube
Elube’s parents died when she was a young child.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
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