My Name is
Claire
Claire
Claire arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. She now enjoys school and learning. Claire also enjoys studying the Bible in school and attending church each Sunday. During the National Commission for Children’s investigation in 2018, they were able to locate Claire’s grandmother and aunt. Claire is a boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: Oct 16, 2005
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006, and she and two other children were cared for by her grandmother who was 96 at the time.
Adeline
Adeline arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Furaha
Furaha and her two cousins were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Chloe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Fred
Fred and his two brothers Champ and George were placed in the care of an elderly woman because their mother, who had physical disabilities, could...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.