My Name is
Theresia
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer. Theresia is a bright girl, and she does well in most of her subjects. Theresia has also developed a love for playing basketball while at the Rafiki Village. She is very good at the sport. She knows that she must earn good grades to be eligible to play, and this motivates her. Theresia continues to grow in her faith. She knows that Christ with her, and she enjoys singing and praying to God.
DOB: Oct 15, 2006
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Ruth
Both of Ruth's parents are deceased. She and her brother Christopher lived with their grandmother before she sought help from social welfare...
Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Selah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Yaw
Yaw and his two sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Aneth
After the death of her parents, Aneth lived with her single aunt.
Aaron
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dorcas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Praise
Praise's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father abandoned him.
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
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.
Erica
Erica and her sister, Priscilla, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.