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Rahab
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown. Rahab's was in the care of her grandfather before coming to the Rafiki village. Her grandfather was caring for his mentally impaired wife, his daughter, and his grandchildren. He asked for help from the Rafiki Foundation. Rahab was approved by social welfare and arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2009. She happily adjusted to her new home, and she now loves going to school. Rahab is intelligent and above-average academically. She loves science and reading and is good at badminton and dodge-ball. She has grown spiritually, and her love for God is evident through her listening and participation in Bible lessons.
DOB: Jun 23, 2004
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Lucia
Lucia’s mother died shortly after she gave birth to her and there were no records of her father or other relatives.
Abel
Abel's mother died when he was one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Haggart
After both Haggart's parents died, he arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Claudia
After Claudia's parents died, she was placed in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Evess
After the death of both of her parents, Evess was left in the care of an impoverished aunt who could not properly feed her.
Dennis
Dennis arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.