My Name is
Gideon
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010. Gideon soon stood out among his peers because of his genuine kindness and his sweet spirit. He works hard to be patient with others and is a good friend by sharing what he has, especially God’s Word. In school, Gideon enjoys his IT courses because of all the new things he can discover. He encourages other children to enroll in the Rafiki School because of the curriculum’s focus on God’s Word. Gideon prays that he will be diligent in his studies, grow closer to God, and make wise decisions.
DOB: May 9, 2005
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Adella
After the death of her parents, Adella lived with her single aunt.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
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...
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hannah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Naitoti
Naitoti, her sister, Nasha, and their cousin, Furaha, were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their fathers.
Mary
Mary was referred to the Rafiki Village Kenya by an orphanage about four hours away. She came to Rafiki in October 2004.
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
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.
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later.
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.