My Name is
Innocent
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment. Social welfare services was concerned about his health and contacted the Rafiki Foundation for help. Innocent arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2009 and adjusted well to his new environment. He received treatment for tuberculosis, and his health rapidly improved! Innocent is now a bright student. He often participates in class discussions and always has an idea to share. Innocent understands that Jesus died for all his sins, and He knows that Jesus is the light of the world.
DOB: Feb 16, 2008
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Keza
Keza arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother worked at Rafiki. Her last request before her death was her hope that Enoch could come to live at Rafiki Village Nigeria.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Francis
Francis and his sister, Pamela, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Alice
Alice’s parents both died by 2005 and she was left in the care of her eighteen-year-old brother.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.