My Name is
Nicole
Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown. Nicole was approved by the social welfare department to join the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2014. Nicole is kind, respectful, and polite. She has a sweet disposition and is a joy to be with. Nicole loves music, physical education, math, and class competitions. She enjoys reading, is very active in class, and exhibits good moral values. She continues to grow spiritually by reading her Bible every day, participating in family devotions, and going to church.
DOB: Sep 1, 2010
Bernice
Bernice was in the care of her paternal uncle before arriving at the Rafiki Village Nigeria.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Christine
Christine was found abandoned as a baby and was admitted into a babies’ home in 2004.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Yordanos
After their father died and their mother abandoned them, Yordanos and her younger brother lived with their grandmother. Their grandmother could not...
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Luke
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bartholomew
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Denise
When Denise was one month old, she was abandoned at the Kenyatta National hospital.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Deogloriosio
Deo’s father passed away before he was born, and his mother died soon after giving birth.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.