My Name is
Donatha

Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Donatha is now a terrific speller, and she has competed at the national level. She has learned to trust God in everything and knows that His plans are always for her good. As she waits upon the Lord, her faith and patience are strengthened. Donatha is a graduate of the Rafiki School and now studies law at university. She prays that one day she can serve by legally representing, defending, and protecting vulnerable children.
DOB: Apr 20, 2004
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died within two months of his birth, and his father remains unknown.
Queenie
Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Paul
Paul's mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father remains unknown. Upon arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012, it was learned...
Grace
Grace's father died in 2007 in a motor accident.
Aaron
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Meseret
After both of Meseret’s parents passed away, her aunt gave her to a previous employer for care. Social Welfare was contacted in regard to Meseret’s...
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Hilda
Hilda was abandoned when she was two years old.
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Leonard
After the death of their parents, Leonard and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Silas
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.