My Name is
Emmanuel

Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009. He soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Emmanuel is confident that God is with him in all things, and he knows that God brought him to Rafiki. He is thankful for the opportunity to learn, study God's Word, and now share with his extended relatives who God is. Emmanuel is a boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: Dec 28, 2005
Prince
As a graduate of the Rafiki School, Prince strives to grow in his faith and hopes to make a political difference in his country.
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Akosua
Akosua is a confident and competent young lady. She loves math and is thankful for the way God made her.
Francesca
Francesca and her two siblings arrived at the Village in 2003. She is a helpful and patient young woman who strives to follow where God guides her.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Monicah
Monicah's mother is believed to be dead, and her father is unknown.
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Paul
Paul's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Isaac, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Aidah
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.