My Name is
Claire

Claire
Claire arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. She now enjoys school and learning. Claire also enjoys studying the Bible in school and attending church each Sunday. During the National Commission for Children’s investigation in 2018, they were able to locate Claire’s grandmother and aunt. Claire is a boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: Oct 16, 2005
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was a young child, and her father remains unknown.
Esau
Esau's mother died while delivering his younger brother, Isaac, and his father died the next year in a car accident.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Micah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Leonard
Leonard is a double orphan. He and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Isaiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
Sharon's mother is deceased and her father is unknown.
Mary
Mary lived in the A. I. Children's Home in Kitui before coming to Rafiki.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Mubiana
Mubiana's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.