My Name is
Kelia
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Rafiki Village. Kelia is a good student who is polite, cooperative, and enjoys learning. Due to developments in Rwanda, Kelia is living off-site from the Village. She still, however, is receiving a full Rafiki scholarship. Kelia continues to grow in her faith, and we pray she will become a bold light for Christ in her family. Kelia is a day student at the Rafiki School in Rwanda.
DOB: Jan 1, 2010
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Adonay
Adonay's mother tried to abandon him on the street in the Somali Region, but a man from the health station intervened and gave her some money to...
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.