My Name is
Nicole
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown. Nicole was approved by the social welfare department to join the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2014. Nicole is kind, respectful, and polite. She has a sweet disposition and is a joy to be with. Nicole loves music, physical education, math, and class competitions. She enjoys reading, is very active in class, and exhibits good moral values. She continues to grow spiritually by reading her Bible every day, participating in family devotions, and going to church.
DOB: Sep 1, 2010
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died within two months of his birth, and his father remains unknown.
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her brother, Clinton, were placed in the care of their grandparents.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
Jacob
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ben
Ben’s mother died in November 2006, and his father sometime before that.
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Naomie
Naomie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Blessing
Blessing and her twin brother Dalitso, had moved four times since their mother died when they were babies. They lived at two babies’ homes and then...
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Enoch
Enoch’s father died in 2008, and his mother died the following year.
Linda
Linda's parents died in 2004. She was living with relatives for a time, but they found they could not provide for her and her brother, Caleb.
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.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Stephena
Stephena's father was killed by lightning and her mother died, along with Stephena's twin, while giving birth.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.