Rafiki Foundation | Training Africans to Transform Africa for Christ
My Name is
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown. He was then placed in the care of his aunt. Though she tried, his aunt could not provide for his basic needs. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2014. Joseph is now a bright young man who does well in school. Joseph is polite and cooperative in class. Joseph enjoys reading books in his spare time. He knows that God is with him at all times, and this gives him comfort. He enjoys studying God's Word and singing hymns of praise. Joseph is confident that God will lead him in the right path all his days.
DOB: Nov 8, 2010
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister Esther are double orphans.
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...
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Clint
Clint was found abandoned at the edge of Thogoto Forest in Dagoretti
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Kilonzi
Kilonzi arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his older brother Mumo in 2006.
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Hope
Hope was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents.
Yamakani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Akolgo
Akolgo’s mother abandoned him to his grandmother and his father is unknown. He arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2001. Akolgo is...
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three.
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.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Maria
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
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.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died in 2007, and his father drowned in a river while fishing in 2009.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Cristopher
Both of Christopher's parents died in 2004.
Israel
Israel’s mother died in 2001 when he was two years old, and his father died in 2003.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Copyright 2019 by Rafiki Foundation • Design by WMTEK & Powered by Site Stacker • Privacy Policy