My Name is
Gloria

Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister, Olivia, were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle after their father died. Their uncle soon found he could not properly care for them and applied to social services for help. The Rafiki Village Uganda was contacted, and Gloria and Olivia arrived in 2008. Now, Gloria has particular interests in language arts, science, and math. Science intrigues her, and she especially enjoys learning about body systems and their functions. When she thinks of all the different body systems, she considers what an amazing Creator God is. Gloria understands that God is merciful to save her and that nothing can separate her from God's love.
DOB: Oct 4, 2003
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Patience
Patience was abandoned by her mother in 2005, and her father cared for her until he died in 2008.
Ariet
Ariet and her little brother Frankson were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Akua
Akua loves to play soccer. In school, she excels in reading, and her favorite class is Bible.
Violet
Violet's mother died in childbirth, and her father died just a year later.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Martin
Martin was abandoned in May 2002 when he was two years old. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2004.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Austin
Both of Austin’s parents died when he was a young child.
Frankson
Frankson and his older sister, Ariet, were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Theresa
Theresa was abandoned at seven months old by her mother at a shop in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
Aidah
Aida was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by the Katherine Hines Ministries, a local orphanage in Kampala.
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...
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...
Josephine
Josephine and her sister Tendo were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were then placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.