My Name is
Laurine
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006, and she and two other children were cared for by her grandmother who was 96 at the time. Though she tried, her grandmother could not properly provide for them, and social welfare asked Rafiki to care for Laurine. Laurine arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi a year later. She quickly embraced her new life and soon radiated with joy. Laurine enjoys singing and making music and is known to have a sweet spirit. She graduated from the Rafiki School in 2021 and now studies at university. She is thankful for her education at Rafiki which helps her to think critically and taught her the importance of hard work. Laurine steadfastly relies on God and prays that she will remain diligent in her studies.
DOB: Nov 30, 2000
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Rachel
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Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Nicodemus
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Mathew
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Claire
Claire arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Jacob
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Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother.
Issac
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Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.