My Name is
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister, Olivia, were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle after their father died. Their uncle soon found he could not properly care for them and applied to social services for help. The Rafiki Village Uganda was contacted, and Gloria and Olivia arrived in 2008. Now, Gloria has particular interests in language arts, science, and math. Science intrigues her, and she especially enjoys learning about body systems and their functions. When she thinks of all the different body systems, she considers what an amazing Creator God is. Gloria understands that God is merciful to save her and that nothing can separate her from God's love.
DOB: Oct 4, 2003
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Margaret
After Margaret's parents died, she lived with her impoverished grandmother who had little means to provide for her and her sister, Grace.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Ndidi
Ndidi lost her father in 2005 and her mother in 2008.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Lois
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Patience
Patience’s mother died a month after she was born. Her father was killed a year later in a farming accident.
Jennifer
Jennifer is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Janet and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessing
Blessing was abandoned by her mother, and her father remains unknown.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Anna
Anna arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006, a year after both her parents died.
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.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.