My Name is
Gadissa
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt. Their nutrition and health were both poor. Social Welfare verified that the children were orphans in desperate need of help. Gadissa and Feyise arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in March 2011. They now enjoy a hope and a future! Gadissa's favorite subject is science, and he enjoys books about history and adventure. Gadissa likes to preach the gospel to others. He is a kind young man who asks many questions about the Scriptures. He likes praying and hopes to be a pastor one day. Gadissa's favorite Scripture verses are Romans 8:31 and Acts 9:15 because they encourage him to become a pastor.
DOB: May 7, 2005
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Selah
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Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Rachel
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Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Eltonia
Eltonia and her younger brother, Kwaku, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Naomi
Naomi and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Paul
Paul was found abandoned as a small child and taken to the local police station.
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alex
Alex and his sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Racheal
After both her parents died, Racheal lived in her grandfather's care.
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Grace
Grace's parents died within one year of each other, and she was then put in the care of a maternal aunt.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
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.
Neema
After the death of her mother and father, Neema lived with her elderly grandmother and adult sister.
Faith
Faith’s mother passed away as a result of severe pneumonia.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.