My Name is
Gadissa

Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt. Their nutrition and health were both poor. Social Welfare verified that the children were orphans in desperate need of help. Gadissa and Feyise arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in March 2011. They now enjoy a hope and a future! Gadissa's favorite subject is science, and he enjoys books about history and adventure. Gadissa likes to preach the gospel to others. He is a kind young man who asks many questions about the Scriptures. He likes praying and hopes to be a pastor one day. Gadissa's favorite Scripture verses are Romans 8:31 and Acts 9:15 because they encourage him to become a pastor.
DOB: May 7, 2005
Ebenezer
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Denis
After the death of their father, Denis and his brother, Charles, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small room, one-room house.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Juliet
Both of Juliet’s parents died when she was about two years old. She was then placed in the care of her impoverished grandmother.
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Luke
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Miriam
Miriam was found at a local market in the Machakos district of Kenya.
Seth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage.
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Vincent
Vincent’s parents passed away by the time he was four years old.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Chukwudi
Chukwudi is a double orphan, having lost his father in 2005 and his mother in 2008.
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.