My Name is
Donatha
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Donatha is now a terrific speller, and she has competed at the national level. She has learned to trust God in everything and knows that His plans are always for her good. As she waits upon the Lord, her faith and patience are strengthened. Donatha is a graduate of the Rafiki School and now studies law at university. She prays that one day she can serve by legally representing, defending, and protecting vulnerable children.
DOB: Apr 20, 2004
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Alex
Alex and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Jeremiah
After the death of his parents, Jeremiah lived with a family member. Though she tried, this family member could not provide for Jeremiah's basic...
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mabel
Mabel is an outgoing and talkative young woman. She enjoys science class because she learns about God's creation.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008, and his father is unknown.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
John
After their parents' death, John and his brother were given to an impoverished uncle who could not properly care for the boys' needs.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
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