My Name is
Rinet

Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer. Social services recommended that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village, and she arrived in 2013. Rinet is now an outstanding math student and enjoys math the most out of all her subjects. Once she finishes her schooling, she hopes to become an accountant so that she can continue working with numbers. Rinet is thankful to God for teaching her to love others as she loves herself. Her favorite part of each day is studying God’s Word with her Rafiki family. Rinet prays that her faith will continue to grow and that she will be consistent in showing love to others.
DOB: Dec 2, 2006
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Issac
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Eunice
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John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Boniface
After the death of their parents, Boniface and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Grace
Grace arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Moris
Moris was put in the care of an uncle after his mother died, and his father remains unknown.
Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth. His grandfather was old and unable to care for him. He was brought to an...
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Austin
Austin’s parents died leaving him an orphan at just one year old.
Awumbe
Awumbe is a happy and witty young man who has a special ability to brighten everyone’s day with his huge smile.
Nahum
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Dan
After both of Dan's parents died when he was a small child, he was placed in the care of an elderly and impoverished uncle.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.