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
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Brino
Brino and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Prince
Prince and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Isaiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Priscilla
Priscilla's father went missing after riots broke out near their village when she was a child.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mirriam
Mirriam’s father died in 2003, and her mother died two years later.
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Kiziya
Kiziya’s father died in 2006 after a brief illness, and her mother died while giving birth to her younger brother, Isaac.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2011.
Joseph
Joseph's mother was disabled, and they were internally displaced as a result of the 2007-post-presidential elections violence.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Chloe
Chloe is a double orphan; both of her parents died when she was around three years old.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.