My Name is
Clarisse

Clarisse
Clarisse arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Clarisse is now a friendly and outgoing young woman. Due to developments in Rwanda, she is currently living off-site from the Village. We are, however, still supporting her through a full scholarship and two meals daily. Clarisse attends church regularly and reads her Bible. She has learned from studying the Bible at Rafiki that she should live a life pleasing to God, and she strives to do just that! Clarisse is a day student at the Rafiki School in Rwanda.
DOB: Jul 30, 2008
Mary
Mary and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002. Her favorite part of each day is when she participates in family devotions.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Anastazia
Anastazia is a double orphan. She and her brother Innocent arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008 and soon benefited from the quality care,...
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Mary
Mary is a polite and respectful young lady. She hopes to become a journalist and use that platform to tell others about God.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
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.
Isaac
Isaac's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Paul, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012. The boys' mother passed...
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Paula
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Saul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Silas
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...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.