My Name is
Furahini

Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared. Their grandmother cared for ten children of her own and three grandchildren. She asked if Rafiki would provide Furahini and Scolastika with a permanent home. Their grandmother was incredibly thankful and happy when the girls arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2014. Furahini's name means "enjoyment," and she lives up to her name with her sunny personality. She enjoys school and learning. She loves the Lord and is continually grateful to be at the Rafiki Village Tanzania. She enjoys studying God's Word and singing praises to him with her Rafiki family and classmates.
DOB: Jan 14, 2011
Amos
Amos was abandoned in Kitui near the police station when he was only two years old.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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...
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Luke
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Noah
Noah’s mother died a few days after giving birth to him. He was then placed in the care of his maternal grandmother.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
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...
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Raphael
After both Raphael's parents died, he was placed with an impoverished grandmother who struggled to feed herself, let alone him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.