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
Jane
Before coming to Rafiki, Jane lived with her mother. Due to her mental condition, Jane's mother could not properly care for her.
Linda
Linda’s parents died in 2006, and she and her sister, Beatrice, were then left in the care of their aunt.
Maureen
Maureen's parents died in a road accident in 2004.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Adam
Adam is a double orphan. His mother and father died of malaria in 2007.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Kasayoka
Nancy's (Kasayoka) father died when she was two and her mother died eighteen months later.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Richman
Both of Richman’s (Fiifi) parents were deaf, mute, and mentally challenged
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Claire
Not much is known about Claire's background or family.
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009.
Wanangwa
By 2007, Wanangwa had lost both of his parents to fatal illnesses.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Spencer
Both of Spencer's parents are deceased, and he was living with his elderly, impoverished grandmother in a desperate situation.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born. Hannah came to Rafiki Village Kenya at less than a month old in August 2006. Now, she is...
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Tracy
Both Tracy's (Tamar’s) parents died of illness in 2002.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.