My Name is
Gabriel

Gabriel
Gabriel's father abandoned the family and his mother did not recover from the C-section she had when he was born. Since that time he lived with different relatives but ended up with his uncle who lives in a home where he serves as a security guard. He is very poor and has no means to send Gabriel to school. At the home visit Gabriel was wearing sandals that were too small and his clothing was worn and tattered. But it is obvious he is a very smart boy, he has never attended school but can identify the alphabet, numbers, and colors. Gabriel arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia and is happily adjusting to his new home and life. Gabriel loves math because he loves his teacher, and he believes that you will get a good job when you know math well. He believes that when you do your best in school, then you will become a leader. He hopes to be a soccer player when he grows up.
DOB: Apr 14, 2008
Felix
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Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2007.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Josephine
Josephine’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Theresa
Christine
Christine was found abandoned and was admitted to a babies' home in September 2004.
Umu
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Deborah
Deborah and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Phineas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Randall
Randall was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth.
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three.
Diana
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Sandra
Sandra and her twin brother, Isaac, moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2011.
Thomas
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi, Thomas and sister, Gloria, lived with their impoverished grandmother and the six other children she...
Adeline
Adeline arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.