History of Rafiki
The Rafiki Foundation, directed by Rosemary Jensen, began in 1985 when, with the help of several churches, two doctors and their wives were sent to Tanzania, Africa, to work in the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center and to teach the Bible. Rafiki was incorporated and registered in the U.S.A. as a nonprofit organization [501(c)(3)] in 1987 and its work is entirely funded by charitable donations..

Aim of Rafiki
Rafiki’s aim is to turn helpless children in Africa into godly contributors in their countries.

Rafiki’s Goal
Rafiki’s goal is to establish one training Village in each of the
ten following countries:
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Liberia
Malawi
Nigeria
Rwanda
Tanzania
Zambia
Uganda

These Villages are funded by donors outside Africa and staffed by Rafiki professional missionary staff and hired nationals. A Rafiki Training Village consists of eighteen homes for ten orphans each, schools for these orphans, vocational training day schools for vulnerable teenage girls and boys, medical care for occupants, and facilities for training select African church denominations to replicate Rafiki’s efforts.

Since our goal is to develop these children to be godly contributors to their countries in Africa, we do not facilitate the adoption of these children out of their countries, nor do we plan on educating them in the United States. Instead, we will raise and educate them in their home countries so that they will remain and provide the much needed leadership and help in their own culture.