My Name is
Teeweh
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up. Teewah hopes to be a soccer player when he grows up, and he likes to practice drawing famous soccer players after school in his free time. His favorite subject is science. Teewah's favorite hymn is "Take My Life and Let It Be" because it reminds him that his life is meant for God.
DOB: Sep 3, 2007
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Naitoti
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Adeline
Adeline arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Leticia
Leticia and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2012.
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.