My Name is
Gertrude
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other. She was then taken to stay with her elderly grandmother. Though she tried, her grandmother could not provide for Trudy's basic needs. Her grandmother contacted the Ministry of Social Welfare for help and was thankful to see Trudy placed at Rafiki. She arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in 2007. Trudy hopes to be a lawyer when she grows up. She believes that hard work will help her reach her goals. She knows that Jesus loves her and that she can depend on Him to always remain the same. Her favorite hymn "No, Not One!" reminds her that Jesus is her better, closer, wiser, and stronger friend. Trudy has learned to thank the Lord in every circumstance.
DOB: Jun 11, 2001
Jordan
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Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Salome
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Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Bethany
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Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Eliya
Eliya and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Alice
Alice arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in November 2009.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
John
John’s father died a few years before his mother passed away in 2007.
Jamesetta
Jamesetta, her sister, Amelia, and her brother, Jimmy, arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012.
Clifford
Clifford and his brother, Namukolo, were living with their parents in the Kanakantappa Village when their mother died in 2010.
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
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.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Bethany
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Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.