My Name is
Gladys

Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007. Her aunt was caring for her as well as four other people in a small rented home. Though she tried, her aunt could not properly care for her needs and asked social welfare for help. Gladys was approved and now has a new home at the Rafiki Village Zambia. Gladys is eager to learn and does well in all subjects in school. She has a gift for drawing and art. Her favorite Bible reading comes from Ecclesiastes because it talks about wisdom and how there is a time for everything.
DOB: Mar 4, 2004
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Mercy
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Paul
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Kasayoka
Nancy's (Kasayoka) father died when she was two and her mother died eighteen months later.
Reuben
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Gifty
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Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Peter
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Charity
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Bernice
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Karen
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Tabitha
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Susanna
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Judith
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John
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Rebecca
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Nixon
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Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Lazarus
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Aquila
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sandra
Sandra and her twin brother, Isaac, moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2011.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.