My Name is
Gracious
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her. Gracious's father then abandoned her and her sister, Felistas. They were then placed in the care of their elderly grandmother who was already caring for five children. She had very little means to support the girls and sought help. The girls arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2009. Gracious continues to grow in patience and love. She believes the Bible is the truth, and she enjoys studying it with her classmates at Rafiki. She spends time alone reading God's word and praying. Gracious says she knows God has saved her and made her His child.
DOB: Aug 6, 2007
Mary
After the death of her parents, Mary and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born.
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Yeani
Yeani's parents died in 2010, and she was placed in the care of an aunt.
Serge
Serge (Bebito) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Rebecca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Agnes
Agnes was abandoned by her family and was referred to the Rafiki Village Uganda at two years of age.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.