My Name is
Jane
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental and physical condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her. Jane arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2015. She soon thrived in her new life. Jane loves music and art. She has a good sense of humor, and she has grown in how she expresses her ideas. She has learned about the importance of being obedient to God's Word and has grown spiritually by having devotions every night with her family.
DOB: Nov 26, 2010
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Ebenezer
Michelle
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Charles
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Raphael
After both Raphael's parents died, he was placed with an impoverished grandmother who struggled to feed herself, let alone him.
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...
Brino
Brino's mother died of an illness when he was very young, and his father remains unknown. He and his brother Kenny arrived at the Rafiki Village...
Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Metsenanat
Metsenanat was abandoned by her parents and given to her grandmother.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt
Valiness
After losing both of her parents to a fatal illness, Valiness lived with her impoverished grandmother who could not provide for her needs.
Patrick
Patrick’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was mentally ill and unable to care for him.
Hebron
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
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.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.