My Name is
Francine
Francine
Francine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Francine has learned to pray and rely on God for everything. She continues to grow in her faith, and she is thankful to the Lord for Rafiki and all that she is learning. Francine is a boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: Mar 27, 2006
Austin
Austin’s father died in an accident when he was cutting down a tree, and his mother died in November, 2009 from malaria.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
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...
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Leah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Winnie
After her mother died, Winnie was sent to live with her uncle.
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
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...
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.