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
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
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...
Alexander
After his parents died, Alexander was placed in the care of a man in his village.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Philip
Philip’s mother died in childbirth, and his father died of cancer in 2005.
Precious Blessing
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three.
Alexander
Both Alex's parents are deceased. He came to live in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Richard
Richard’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.