Rafiki Foundation | Training Africans to Transform Africa for Christ
My Name is
Lucia
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2005. Lucia is often excited about learning new vocabulary in English and Kiswahili. Her favorite subjects are language arts and science. She enhances group discussion through her insightful comments. Lucia knows Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. She strives to put God first, use her talents to glorify God, and use her time wisely.
DOB: Jul 10, 2005
Dativa
Dativa’s mother died of AIDs, and her father is unknown to the family.
Philip
Philip’s mother died in childbirth, and his father died of cancer in 2005.
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Serena
Serena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Serena and her twin sister, Rena.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Sara
Sara's mother abandoned her when she was a young child, and her father remains unknown.
Barnabas
Both of Barnabas’ parents were killed during religious riots in 2004 in a village about two hours away from Jos, Nigeria.
Claude
Claude’s father died before he was born, and his mother died in the hospital giving birth to him.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Wanangwa
By 2007, Wanangwa had lost both of his parents to fatal illnesses.
Tabitha
Tabitha was abandoned as a child, and none of her family members were able to care for her.
Virginiah
Virginiah is a double orphan.
Denis
After the death of his mother, Denis was sent to the Nest, an organization funded by Catholic ministries before arriving at the Rafiki Village in...
Sam
An aunt cared for Sam after his mother and father died of an illness in 2010.
Gad
Gad's mother died immediately after he was born in 2010 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Robert
Robert’s father admitted him to the hospital due to malnutrition in 2001.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
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