My Name is
Gladys
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007. Her aunt was caring for her as well as four other people in a small rented home. Though she tried, her aunt could not properly care for her needs and asked social welfare for help. Gladys was approved and now has a new home at the Rafiki Village Zambia. Gladys is eager to learn and does well in all subjects in school. She has a gift for drawing and art. Her favorite Bible reading comes from Ecclesiastes because it talks about wisdom and how there is a time for everything.
DOB: Mar 4, 2004
Michael
Michael’s mother abandoned him, and his father is unknown.
Simon
Simon was found abandoned alongside the road in 2001.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Valante
Valante's mother died of complications while giving birth to him, and his father died shortly after her.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Miriam
Miriam and her younger brother, Daniel, were placed with their grandfather after their parents died.
Sensee
Sensee’s mother died three days after giving birth to her.
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Awumbe
Awumbe and his brother and sister, Atimbil and Azuma, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Josiah
Josiah's mother is deceased, and his father remains unknown. He and his twin brother Joseph arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2003.
Belis
Belis' mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Gritty
After both of Gritty's parents died, she arrived at Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Claude
Claude’s father died before he was born, and his mother died in the hospital giving birth to him.
Christabel
After both of Christabel’s parents died of illness, she and her brother Jehosephat arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem's (Betty's) mother abandoned her to go find work and left her with a neighbor.
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.