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
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Phoebe
Not much is known about Phoebe’s life before she came to Rafiki.
Irene
After being abandoned by their parents, Irene and her twin sister, Dorine, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother.
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tizeta
Tizeta was abandoned by her mother, and her father is unknown.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Susan
Susan's mother is deceased and her father is in jail.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning Grace.
Moses
Moses was removed from his mother in January 2003 for his protection.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
Kelvin
Kelvin was orphaned in 2002 and nothing is known about his family.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Elizabeth
After Elizabeth’s mother died in July of 2005, her children came to live with their maternal aunt who worked as a mother’s assistant at the Rafiki...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.