My Name is
Serena
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena. Her father also died in 2008 from an illness. Serena and her sister then lived with an impoverished aunt who struggled to provide for the twins and her own children. She appealed to the Rafiki Foundation for help. The girls arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. Since coming to the Rafiki Village, Serena has learned about God and been baptized! Her favorite Bible verse is Romans 8:31 because it reminds her that God is on her side.
DOB: May 18, 2006
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Grace
Grace arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sandra
Sandra lived in her uncle's care after her parent's death.
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Mphatso
Mphatso's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
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