My Name is
Anne
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her. Her mother depends entirely on Anne's impoverished grandmother for care. Though she tried, Anne’s grandmother could not provide for her basic needs. The Rafiki Foundation was contacted and asked to assume Anne's care. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2009. She quickly adjusted to her new life and became excited about attending school. Anne has a quiet but kind personality. She does well in math and language arts, and she is responsible and turns in her work in a timely manner.
DOB: Sep 21, 2003
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Akua
In 2007, Akua’s mother and father both died of illness a few months apart.
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Janvier
Janvier’s father abandoned him and his mother and moved to Tanzania.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Maureen
Maureen's parents died in a road accident in 2004.
Samuel
Samuel was found wandering the streets of his village when he was two years old.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Moses
Moses’s parents both died within a year of each other, leaving him orphaned as an infant.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Aquila
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Barakael
Barakael's mother died when he was one year old, and his father is unknown.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.