My Name is
Hope

Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Hope now loves attending school and learning. She hopes to study well so she can help her extended family in the future. Hope has learned to trust in the Lord and his perfect timing. As she prays and waits on the Lord, her faith continues to grow. Hope is a boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: Dec 21, 2005
Josephine
Josephine and her sister Tendo were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were then placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
Sandra
Sandra and her twin brother, Isaac, moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2011.
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Mary
Mary is a kind, respectful student who works hard and cooperates willingly in the classroom.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. She enjoys studying French and strives to work hard in all she does.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Clementine
Clementine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Hillary
Hillary was found abandoned in the Moshi area when he was just four months old.
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother first arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.