My Name is
Kwaku
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. Kwaku is a very intelligent young man. He learns quickly and enjoys reading and studying math. His favorite activity is playing soccer. Kwaku prays to grow in wisdom and knowledge and strives to keep God's commandments.
DOB: Apr 16, 2008
Diana
Diana was placed in the care of her young uncle after her mother died.
Vivian
Both of Vivian's parents died in 2005. She briefly lived with a maternal uncle, but he was unable to care properly for Vivian.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Magdalene
Magdalene was almost two years old when both of her parents were killed by armed robbers.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was six months old, his mother took him to visit her cousin.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was...
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Esther
When Esther’s parents passed away, she was placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Kwasi
Kwasi and his twin sister, Akosua, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2009.
Gift
Gift was abandoned by his parents at a young age and placed in the care of his grandmother.
Lillian
Lillian lost both her parents to AIDS when she was a young child.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Mitchiel
Mitchiel was brought to the Nairobi Children’s Home in May 2001 by the local police after her mentally ill mother was placed in a psychiatric...
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Kevin
Kevin was found in the central district of Nairobi by the local police in December 2001. He was brought to a children’s home to wait while the...
Stella
Stella was abandoned by her mother at Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.