My Name is
Diane
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania. After the death of her parents, the children moved in with their grandmother. Diane’s grandmother was caring for seven children and asked the Rafiki Foundation for help. Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in February 2014. Diane is a pleasant young woman who loves to laugh. Through the Rafiki Bible Study, Diane has learned about the power of prayer and how we should always turn to the Lord in prayer for help. Due to developments in Rwanda, Diane is living off-site from the Village. We are, however, still supporting her through a full scholarship and two meals a day.
DOB: Mar 1, 2011
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Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Wongani
Both Wongani's parents died by the time he was two years old.
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Eyob
After his father's death, Eyob's mother abandoned him.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Claude
Claude’s father died before he was born, and his mother died in the hospital giving birth to him.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Lackson
Lackson became a double orphan at age 6 when both his mother and father died.
Charles
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.