My Name is
Janvier
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008. He soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. As he prays to the Lord, Janvier's faith continues to grow. He thanks the Lord for the opportunity to be in the Rafiki School, where he learns about the Bible and other subjects in a Christian environment. Janvier is a boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: May 19, 2005
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebeccah
Rebecca was admitted to a babies' home in October 2004.
Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Paul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
John
John has charm and charisma; he is a happy boy and has a quick smile in spite of his difficult start in life.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.