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The Rafiki Foundation provides God's Word and ministries of mercy to the youth (both boys and girls) of African countries. The Rafiki Villages will include: The ChildCare Program provides schools, dining facilities, an infirmary, a playing field, agricultural land, and eighteen cottages. Each cottage will house ten children and one local mother. Each Village will include an accredited school for pre-k thru 12th grade withing the Education Program that will provide quality education for the children who live at the Village. Short-term, vacation instruction in cultural arts and athletics will be available to these children. A Rafiki Medical Program will provide on-going care for those in the Village, and will be periodically opened to the local community for weeklong clinics as medical personnel are available. Developing countries have very few, if any, resources to give public health aid to their citizens, many of whom have little access to routine medical care. The intention of The Rafiki Foundation is to minister not just to those who live on Village grounds but also to the surrounding communities. With the village concept, we will be able to provide a desperately needed center of hope and help in areas of extreme poverty. Since our goal is to develop these children to be godly contributors to their countries in Africa, we do not By focusing our efforts on the children and youth of Africa, we hope to change the lives of those who will have the greatest impact on the future of their countries. |