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
Daniel
Daniel and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Miriam
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Amelia
Amelia and her sister, Jamesetta, and brother, Jimmy, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in October 2012.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth.
Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Simon
Both of Simon’s parents were farmers who passed away from unknown causes.
Dorcas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died and Mathias and his brother were given to an uncle for care.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Nicodemus
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.