My Name is
Queenie
Queenie
Queenie was abandoned in 2010 and has no known family. Though she tried, her caregiver could no longer provide for he and contacted the Rafiki Foundation. Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011. Queenie is a kind young woman with an infectious smile. Due to developments in Rwanda, Queenie is living off-site from the Village. We are, however, still supporting her through a full scholarship and two meals daily. Queenie has learned the value of prayer from this transition. She continues to strive to grow closer to God.
DOB: Apr 1, 2009
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Lisa
Lisa’s mother died when she was two years old, and her father died two years later.
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Aquila
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Jimmy
Jimmy and his twin sister Jane were brought to a local police station after their mother died in the Kenyatta National hospital.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Aida
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice’s parents became sick and both died in 2007.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both his parents at birth.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda on March 13, 2005.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Samson
Both of Samson's parents died when he was a young child.
Naomie
Naomie was living with her mother in Burundi when her mother became ill and died.
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.