My Name is
Nikolas
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009. He says he thinks education is about more than just pursuing a career; it shows in how we relate to people and in how we support our local community. Nikolas loves the fact that Scripture continually shows him that Christians no longer live under the law but under grace. He desires to be a young man who looks like Jesus in the way he treats others.
DOB: Mar 27, 2003
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Mubiana
Mubiana's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joshua
Joshua’s mother died in 2002, and his father died two years later.
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jeremiah
After the death of his parents, Jeremiah lived with a family member. Though she tried, this family member could not provide for Jeremiah's basic...
Mary
Mary and her sister Rachael arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Rebecca
Rebecca's father died of an illness in 2003, and her mother then died in 2009.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.