My Name is
Gabriel
Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life. Gabriel arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, and his mother soon passed after that. Now, Gabriel has hopes of a military career. He has experienced many answered prayers, and he thanks God for His faithfulness and loving-kindness.
DOB: Jul 9, 2000
Meseret
After both of Meseret’s parents passed away, her aunt gave her to a previous employer for care. Social Welfare was contacted in regard to Meseret’s...
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Rebecca
Rebecca’s mother died and her father was killed when she was a young child.
Peter
Both Peter's mother and father died when he was an infant.
George
George was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage.
Catherine
Catherine’s mother died in 2005, and her father committed suicide in 2008.
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006...
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Segen
Segen's young mother abandoned her soon after giving birth to her, leaving Segen with her grandmother.
Kelia
Kelia arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Kwaku
Kwaku and his older sister, Eltonia, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Isaac
Isaac was abandoned by his grandmother who could not care for him as a small child.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Naitoti
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.