My Name is
Gelane

Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another. She then began living with her impoverished grandmother who, though she tried, could not care for Galane's basic needs. Gelane arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia in 2010 in great need of nutrition and care, and she soon benefited from the quality care in the Village. Now, she often advises young girls in her cottage, particularly in issues surrounding the Scriptures. She hopes to proclaim the Bible to unbelieving people someday. Gelane's favorite Bible passage is Proverbs 2:6–8 because it reminds her that God provides, protects, and gives us exactly what we need.
DOB: Jan 29, 2006
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Mediatrice
Mediatrice arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Christine
Christine was found abandoned as a baby and was admitted into a babies’ home in 2004.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
David
At eight months old, David was abandoned in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Joshua
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mara
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.