My Name is
Gift
Gift
Gift was abandoned by his parents at a young age and placed in the care of his grandmother. Though she tried, Gift's grandmother could not provide for his basic needs. The Rafiki Foundation was asked to assume Gift's care. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2013. Gift continues to work hard in school to do his best, and he is thankful for the help he receives academically in the Rafiki School. He knows Christ as His personal Lord and Savior, and he wants to glorify God in everything he does.
DOB: Oct 12, 2009
Yigerem
In 2001, Yigerem's parents died and his uncle began caring for him.
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother abandoned her and placed her in the care of her elderly grandmother.
Zachariah
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Lazarus
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John
John’s parents were killed in a tragic bus accident. His mother was pregnant with his little sister, Chipo, at the time of the accident, and she...
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Mumo
Mumo arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya with his younger brother Kilonzi in 2006.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Clarisse
Clarisse arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Innocent
Innocent’s mother died in 2005, and his father abandoned him, leaving him in the care of an uncle who also abandoned him as a child.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.