My Name is
Gifty
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009. Gifty is a kind, respectful, helpful, and intelligent young woman. She works hard and succeeds in all of her classes. She especially enjoys studying science and French. Once she finishes her schooling, Gifty hopes to become a nurse so that she can share the gospel while caring for people’s physical health. Gifty has learned to persevere as she faces new circumstances. As she continues to grow and her life continues to change, she sees God using these times to strengthen her faith. Gifty prays that she will always trust in God’s plan for her life and that she will gain a greater understanding of God’s Word.
DOB: Aug 21, 2003
Chloe
When she was a child, the police found Chloe alone in a house.
Daniel
Daniel’s mother and father died in 2006 when he was an infant. He and his sister Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2009.
Edwin
Edwin’s father abandoned him when he was a young child, leaving him with his uncle.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Cossam
Cossam arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 following the death of both of his parents.
Paul
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Aynalem
Aynalem was three years old when her mother died. Her father remains unknown.
Wilson
Both Wilson’s mother and father died when he was a small child. Wilson and his sister were then referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda in September...
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joe
Joe was placed in the care of an uncle after his mother and father died in 2010.
Rebecca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Enoch
Enoch’s mother died within two months of his birth, and his father remains unknown.
George
George's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.