My Name is
Gad
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012. He soon benefited from the quality care, nutritious food, and loving family environment at the Village. Since coming to the Village, Gad has accepted Christ. He enjoys reading the Bible and learning about God. He strives for discipline to read God's Word daily. Gad is a day student at the Rafiki School in Rwanda.
DOB: Jan 13, 2010
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Ruki
Ruki and her older sister were abandoned by their parents at a young age. The two girls were living on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Michael
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Fiskani
Fiskani’s mother is deceased and his father abandoned him.
Emily
Before Emily arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was in the care of an aunt and uncle who did not have the means to properly feed her.
Kofi
Kofi’s mother suffered from psychological issues, and she was deemed mentally unfit to care for him by social welfare services.
Rosemary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s mother was mentally ill and living on the streets.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Laurine
Laurine’s parents died in 2006, and she and two other children were cared for by her grandmother who was 96 at the time.
Miriam
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.