My Name is
Donatha
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Donatha is now a terrific speller, and she has competed at the national level. She has learned to trust God in everything and knows that His plans are always for her good. As she waits upon the Lord, her faith and patience are strengthened. Donatha is a graduate of the Rafiki School and now studies law at university. She prays that one day she can serve by legally representing, defending, and protecting vulnerable children.
DOB: Apr 20, 2004
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Atimbil
Atimbil and his brother and sister, Awumbe and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Sindani
Sindani and her two older sisters were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their parents.
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Centia
Centia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Aquil
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Aquila
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.