My Name is
Marie

Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Marie spends time in prayer regularly. She has learned that God is in control and has a plan for each one of His people. She is thankful for the Lord's guidance in her life. Marie is a day student at the Rafiki School in Rwanda.
DOB: Apr 23, 2006
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel and his sister, Mary, were born to a mentally-ill mother who lacked the mental and physical faculties to care for them, and their father...
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James's parents died within months of each other; he was an orphan before he was six months old.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Martin
Martin and his sister, Grace, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Samson
At a very young age, Samson was abandoned and taken to a local orphanage.
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt
Fiyete
Fiyete arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.