My Name is
Gift
Gift
Gift was abandoned by his parents at a young age and placed in the care of his grandmother. Though she tried, Gift's grandmother could not provide for his basic needs. The Rafiki Foundation was asked to assume Gift's care. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2013. Gift continues to work hard in school to do his best, and he is thankful for the help he receives academically in the Rafiki School. He knows Christ as His personal Lord and Savior, and he wants to glorify God in everything he does.
DOB: Oct 12, 2009
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Nehemiah
Both Nehemiah’s mother and father are deceased.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Emmanuel
Both Emmanuel's parents abandoned him when he was a small child.
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Semegne
Semegne was orphaned shortly after she was born. No one knows her mother's whereabouts, and her father is dead.
Reuben
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Grace
Grace’s teenage mother gave birth to her and then left the hospital the next morning, abandoning her infant.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Michael
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Frank
Frank's mother is deceased, and his father is in prison. After his father was imprisoned, Frank was left in the care of an elderly widowed neighbor.
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Lulu
Lulu was abandoned at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center when she was born.
Rachel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.