Rafiki’s Aim
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 Christian training Village in each of the ten following countries:
Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, and 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 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.

Rafiki’s Work with Children
Rafiki sends out qualified professionals to work with nationals to achieve the following goals:

Physical
• Keeping orphans alive and healthy
• Instruct orphans in good lifetime health habits
• Instruct orphans and selected adults in maintaining an HIV/AIDS free community
• Serve the community by providing specific types of health care and other community enrichment

Spiritual
• Bring all Rafiki participants into a knowledge of God and His Son the Lord Jesus Christ
• Teach orphans the principles of godly living as outlined in Scripture
• Provide opportunities for orphans to serve God by serving others

Educational
• Give orphans a classical Christian education from preschool through senior secondary school including
vocational training
• Serve as a training model for partner churches to replicate

Social
• Instruct orphans on the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen in their country
• Help orphans to operate in an international setting
• Educate orphans in the history and cultural ways of their country
• Teach orphans good relational skills

Rafiki’s strategy in achieving these goals is to:
1. Establish one Rafiki Model Training Village in each country that will be directly operated and staffed by the
Rafiki Foundation, Inc.
2. Establish Rafiki Homes around each Training Village. The Training Village will provide training, support,
and supervision to the Rafiki Homes.
3. Establish a Satellite Program in each country where local church leaders will receive training, support, and
supervision through the Rafiki Training Village.