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 boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: Mar 5, 2005
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother often left her and her two siblings unattended for days at a time.
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an uncle after his mother and father died in 2010.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Reuben
Reuben’s mother died in 2007, and his father is unknown.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Clinton
After the death of their parents, Clinton and his sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Romeo
Romeo's grandmother cared for him after the death of his parents.
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister moved four times as babies after their mother died.
Samuel
Samuel’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Simon
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.