My Name is
Francine
Francine
Francine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment. Francine has learned to pray and rely on God for everything. She continues to grow in her faith, and she is thankful to the Lord for Rafiki and all that she is learning. Francine is a boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: Mar 27, 2006
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naitoti
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Valante
Valante arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda 2010.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Abraham
Abraham's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Wesen, eighteen months later.
Alex
Alex and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.