My Name is
Emmanuella (Muki)
Emmanuella (Muki)
Emmanuella's (Muki) mother died in June 2008. She lived with her father until he died in July 2008. After living with an aunt who could not properly care for her, Muki was approved by social welfare to join the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009. Muki is a good student who is quiet and well-disciplined in doing her work. The Bible has taught her how to view the needy through God's eyes and how to help others. Because Muki has living extended family, she tries to tell them about Jesus and to be a good example to them.
DOB: Dec 25, 2005
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Jack
After Jack’s mother died in 2006, he began living with his grandparents. His grandmother died soon after that.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Emmanuel
Little is known about Emmanuel's life before coming to the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan. His father died in 2006 of an illness, and his mother died a year later.
Kofi Sefa
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Hope
Hope’s mother died of AIDs shortly after Hope was born, and her father is unknown to the family.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Nathan
Both of Nathan's parents died when he was young child.
Jonathan
Jonathan’s mother died in March 2007, and his father died some years earlier.
Sean
Sean’s mother abandoned him after his father was put in prison.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Spencer
Both of Spencer's parents are deceased, and he was living with his elderly, impoverished grandmother in a desperate situation.
Korah
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.