My Name is
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria’s parents died when she was young, and she and her brother Thomas were placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother. When she and Thomas arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Gloria was malnourished and suffering from an ear infection. After arriving at the Village, the siblings soon benefited from nourishing food and quality care. Gloria is now a well-rounded student who is attentive and hard working. She likes to answer questions, and she also asks good questions in class. Gloria loves Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior. She is committed to standing firm in her faith, helping the weak by sharing their burdens, and living a life pleasing to God.
DOB: Mar 25, 2003
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Celestina
Celestina and her sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Ethel
Both Ethel's parents died within two years of each other.
Sumaya
Sumaya's father died when she was a young child, and her mother started living with another man who was unwilling to care for her.
Tabitha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alinafe
Alinafe is a double orphan who was in the care of her elderly grandparents.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.