My Name is
Gideon
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there. Gideon his twin brother Joshua, and older sister Mercy, survived. After an investigation by a social welfare officer, it was agreed that the siblings should be moved to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2010. They soon began to thrive in their new environment with nutritious food, a bed of their own, and the opportunity to attend school. Gideon’s favorite subject is science because he learns much about God’s beautiful creation. He enjoys playing soccer with his friends, and his favorite Rafiki tradition is studying God’s Word as a group. Gideon prays that God will continue to help him grow spiritually and that he will be constant in prayer.
DOB: Aug 12, 2007
Moses
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Leah
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Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother often left her and her two siblings unattended for days at a time.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer.
Samuel
Samuel was like many children when they first arrive at Rafiki. He arrived with no shoes, and he looked very malnourished.
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Benjamin
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.