My Name is
Hope
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Hope has learned to pray and trust God in all things. She continues to mature in her faith and seeks to have quiet time with the Lord each day. Hope is a boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: Oct 18, 2006
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.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Rachael
Rachael is a bright and bubbly young woman. Her favorite part of each day is studying God's Word every morning.
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...
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Florence
Florence arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Racheal
After both her parents died, Racheal lived in her grandfather's care.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
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