My Name is
Grace
Grace
Grace arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Due to developments in Rwanda, she is now living off-site from the Village. We are, however, still supporting her through a full scholarship and two meals daily. Grace continues to read her Bible and spend time talking to Jesus daily. From studying the Bible at Rafiki, Grace has learned that we must trust in God and obey His commands. Grace is a day student at the Rafiki School in Rwanda.
DOB: Jan 1, 2007
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Tabitha
Both of Tabitha’s parents died before she was four years old, leaving her and her four older brothers and sisters as orphans.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother often left her and her two siblings unattended for days at a time.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Lois
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Peter
Both Peter's parents abandoned him when he was a young child.
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Lazarus
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...
Alexander
After his parents died, Alexander was placed in the care of a man in his village.
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
John
Very few details are known about John. His mother is deceased and his father is presumed to be as well.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.