My Name is
Ruth

Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare services to care for the children. Ruth and Christopher arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2006. Ruth now excels in class discussion, class work, and language arts. She has come to know more about Jesus by reading the Bible, and she trusts Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior. Ruth understands that God has a specific plan and purpose for His people.
DOB: May 27, 2003
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Victoria
Vicky was abandoned by both her parents at birth and brought to the state-run orphanage in Jos, Nigeria.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
Korah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Emelyne
When Emelyne arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda, she soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Monicah
Monicah's mother is believed to be dead, and her father is unknown.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mary
Mary is a polite and respectful young lady. She hopes to become a journalist and use that platform to tell others about God.
Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with...
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.