My Name is
Ruki
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months. The neighbors gave them food but no other care. Ruki's only caregiver during this time was her five-year-old sister Irene. The pair arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011 and soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Ruki is now a very bright young woman. She is attentive and polite in class and at home. She works diligently and does her homework well. Ruki says that knowing God loves her helps her feel closer to Him; she is grateful for his love and care. She looks forward to Christ's return and being with Him forever.
DOB: Feb 11, 2009
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Chloe
When she was a child, the police found Chloe alone in a house.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Eric
Eric and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Jessica
Jessica was found abandoned as an infant at a community school on September 14, 2009 and was taken to the police station.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.