My Name is
Donatha
Donatha
When Donatha was extremely young her mother and father both died of illness. Soon after Donatha was sent to live with her father’s first wife. Her step mother however already had too many children to care for an was unable to support another. So in 2004 she was welcomed into the Rafiki Village.
DOB: Sep 29, 2004
Umu Blessing
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance. Umu suffered from severe...
Mary
Grandparents had been caring for Mary and her brother, Clinton, since the tragic deaths of their parents. They were overwhelmed with the burden of...
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned at barely a year old and was referred to a babies' home. Not much else is known about his history. At the time of his...
Alex
Alex lost both his parents to terminal illnesses in 2003 and 2004. He was placed in the care of his uncle. He was not able to care for Alex, and...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, his mother died when he was five years old. For a while he...

Chloe
Chloe is an orphan, both of her parents died when she was about three years old. She was left with her grandmother who struggled to care for her....
Chloe
The police found Chloe as a child in a house alone. They kept her in custody for some time while trying to locate her parents who were never found....

Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen year old mother. She was mentally challenged and frequently left the child with strangers. Social welfare...

Silas
The mother and father of Silas were both farmers. In 2007 Silas’s mother died a shortly after suffering from severe neck pain. His father's...

Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother is mentally ill and living on the streets. The mother, due to her mental state, neglected the child completely—the mother was...
Epa
Epa’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him in 2003. His elderly grandmother assumed the care of him at this time. Epa’s father died in...
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism. After the death of their parents in...
Clint
Clint was found abandoned at the edge of Thogoto Forest in Dagoretti. He was presumed to be a day old and was taken to the Karen Police Station....
Paul
Paul lost both his parents to AIDS at age four. He was placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother but the burden of caring for Paul became...
Claire
Not much is known about Claire's background or family. Her mother is in prison and from the time her mother was incarcerated, no family member has...
Mumo
Mumo came to Rafiki from an orphanage for babies in Nairobi. He was living there since February 5, 2005. His elderly grandparent took him there,...
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003 and her mother died two years later. Three-year-old Mirriam then went to live with an aunt. The aunt was also caring...

Lydia
Lydia was orphaned when her mother died in 2003. Her father had passed away two years earlier. Lydia and her young brother Job lived with their...
Sarah
Sarah was referred to Rafiki by Katherine Hines ministries, a local ministry in Kampla. Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her...

Daniel
Daniel and his sister, Miriam, were placed with their grandfather when their parents died. The grandfather was too burdened with eight other...
Joe
Joe was put in the care of an aunt when his mother and father died. They heard about the Rafiki Foundation and hoped that Rafiki would consider...
Salvio
Salvio's mother died shortly after giving birth to him. His neighbors tried to help but had six children of their own and were unable to adequately...
Marie
Marie is a double orphan. Her father died in 2006 of an illness and her mother died a year later also from an illness. Marie and her brother,...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned near a police station. He was then brought to the AIC orphanage in Mogogosiek, an orphanage about four hours away from the...