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Michael
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown. He and his two siblings Naomi and John had been in the care of their blind, impoverished grandmother before coming to the Rafiki Village. Michael and his siblings arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya 2009. He enjoys studying mathematics and Kiswahili, a traditional language. He is quiet and honest, and he regularly volunteers in class. He continues to pray to be diligent in his studies and his reading of God's Word.
DOB: Mar 23, 2006
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Doreen
Doreen’s mother abandoned her in 2011, and her father is unknown.
Kalkidan
Kalkidan was abandoned at a very young age, so his elderly grandparents cared for him.
Sandra
Sandra and her twin brother, Isaac, moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2011.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Mary
Mary is a kind, respectful student who works hard and cooperates willingly in the classroom.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Gideon
Gideon is genuinely kind and sweet-spirited. He is generous to those he meets and especially enjoys sharing God's Word.
Adonay
Adonay's mother tried to abandon him on the street in the Somali Region, but a man from the health station intervened and gave her some money to...
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Kwasi
Kwasi is a very kind and intelligent young man. He confidently believes God loves him and strives to grow in faith.
Abigail
Both of Abigail’s parents are deceased. Her father passed away the year she was born, and her mother died a year later.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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