My Name is
Kirk
Kirk
Kirk was found abandoned at the police lines in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya on September 30, 2010. Kirk is kind and quiet and loves to help arrange the table at lunch time! Kirk is bright and readily grasps concepts because of his critical thinking skills. He does well in many academic subjects and is also a good leader during group discussion. As he studies God's Word each day, Kirk has grown spiritually and strives to apply biblical truth to his everyday life. He continues to pray to be both humble and respectful.
DOB: Mar 15, 2008
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Isaac
Isaac and his twin sister, Sandra, moved to their home at the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Moses
Social Services recommended that Moses be removed from his home because his parents could not take care of him properly.
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Godwin
Godwin lived with his unemployed aunt and uncle before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Comfort
Comfort arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.