My Name is
Phoebe
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki. She has no parents nor relatives to take care of her. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003. She soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving environment at the Village. Phoebe is a good student who likes school and is determined to do her very best. Phoebe is friendly, easygoing, and a joy to be around. She hopes to be an example to those around her, and she prays that she will never waiver in her faith.
DOB: Mar 5, 1999
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Clinton
After the death of their parents, Clinton and his sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009.
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died and Mathias and his brother were given to an uncle for care.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008, and his father is unknown.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Frank
Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Charles
After the death of their father, Charles and his brother, Denis, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small, one-room house.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Titus
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.