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
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Celestina
Celestina and her sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Celestina is a creative young woman and an excellent dancer.
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Alexander
Alex enjoys discussing the Word of God with his colleagues. They marvel that he knows the Bible so well and wonder how it is possible.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Valiness
From a young age, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Jehu
Jehu's mother died of yellow fever and his father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Martha
Martha is a sweet young lady with a big heart and a joyous smile. In school, she loves studying God's Word and learning to sew.
Kofi
Kofi is known as a kind, helpful young man with leadership qualities. A warm smile often shines on his face.
Awumbe
Awumbe is a happy and witty young man who has a special ability to brighten everyone’s day with his huge smile.
Shedrak
Shedrak’s mother died in 2006 and his father died shortly after.
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.