I would like to thank you for your donation to the 2019 Annual Giving Campaign. The response was incredible! Your generosity helped us to reach our goal, and we’re so grateful to have ended the past year and the past decade on such a good note. Every dollar raised enables us to
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Thank you from everyone at Rapha Community Center and HEAL Raising Our World Foundation, Inc. Florence is a Form 3 student at Rapha Secondary School. She joined us a few years ago after she escaped from her abusive step-father. Since then she has blossomed into an incredible young woman who is
There were so many moments on my recent visit to Rapha Community Center that left me speechless. I’ll admit I arrived feeling a bit discouraged and disappointed that I hadn’t reached certain fundraising goals. I was questioning if I was making a difference, wondering if it was time to call it quits or
The dairy cow project at Rapha Community Center is expanding! Learn more about how you can get involved in this exciting income generating activity that supports our children in Kenya.
A STATEMENT FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Elias was found abandoned in the streets when he was about three years old. He didn’t know his name or age. He could barely speak. The local authorities couldn’t find a children’s home that would take him in, so he stayed in a jail cell
This past May, the children at Rapha Community Center participated in the annual "How to Draw a Lion" art class, led by Brooklyn-based artist, John Platt. This is a dynamic program that teaches children from schools and children's home in Africa about the magic of art. Students learn how to paint and by the
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Next Phase Campaign. Our goal of $100,000 was ambitious and we knew achieving that would be difficult. However, the urgency of the work we must do prompted us to aim high. While we we were not as successful as we had hoped, to date
The new school year is underway at Rapha Secondary School. We are excited to welcome a new class of Form 1 students who are ready to embrace all of the opportunities we provide to grow and learn. Our entire community is excited to be part of their journey over the next four years. As we welcome
When I returned from Kenya this past summer, I felt a sense of accomplishment unlike any of my other trips. Life was different at Rapha Community Center. I saw progress everywhere I looked. Our children drink clean water now. They eat fresh vegetables and fruits from our own farm. They are thriving because the well
