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
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006...
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Rachel
Rachel’s parents died from a terminal illness.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Abraham
After Abraham's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Joanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Micah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Wesen
Wesen's father died in 2009, and his mother abandoned him and his brother, Abraham, eighteen months later.
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.