My Name is
Olivier
Olivier
Olivier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008. Recently, Olivier has learned to trust that God has a unique plan for each person. He has learned to pray for his Rafiki family in all circumstances, and he finds comfort in knowing that God is sovereign. He also prays for relatives in his biological family and Christians in the family of God each day. Olivier is a boarding student at the Rafiki Village Rwanda.
DOB: Feb 25, 2005
Peter
Both of Peter’s parents were killed during religious riots that occurred in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an uncle after his mother and father died in 2010.
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Luke
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Aquil
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mubiana
Mubiana's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Abel
After Abel's mother was killed in a car accident, an elderly neighbor brought Abel into her home.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Enid
Enid arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.