My Name is
Dativa

Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008. Dativa soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and family environment at the Village. As her faith grows, Dativa says that God is opening her eyes and helping her understand that He has special plans for her. She seeks to strengthen her faith and share the gospel with unbelievers. Davita is a day student at the Rafiki School in Rwanda.
DOB: Mar 5, 2005
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father remains unknown.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Neema
Neema's mother died while giving birth to her, and her father abandoned her.
Agrippa
Agrippa’s mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died before her.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Adwoa
Adwoa and her sister, Akua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Memory
Memory was found in the care of a 65-year-old widow who lived in a village subsidized by the government for the homeless.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Precious
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Monicah
Monicah's mother is believed to be dead, and her father is unknown.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.