My Name is
Ruth

Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died. Though they tried, they could not care for Ruth's basic needs. Ruth arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya on October 10, 2010. Ruth enjoys learning every subject, but she is most interested in math. She also does well in music class and enjoys drawing. She participates well during class and is always willing to help her friends and teachers. From the Rafiki Bible Study, Ruth has learned that she should give thanks in all circumstances. She continues to grow spiritually as she prays, attends church, and reads her Bible every day.
DOB: Feb 26, 2007
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Monicah
Monicah's mother is believed to be dead, and her father is unknown.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mabel
Mabel is an outgoing and talkative young woman. She enjoys science class because she learns about God's creation.
Christopher
Christopher lost both of his parents between 2002 and 2003.
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rebecca
When she first arrived at the Village, Rebecca became an avid reader, sitting for hours with a book and reading to younger Rafiki children.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Kofi
Kofi is known as a kind, helpful young man with leadership qualities. A warm smile often shines on his face.
Grace
Grace arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Joshua
Joshua’s mother died in 2002, and his father died two years later.
Boniface
After the death of their parents, Boniface and his twin brother, Leonard, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.