My Name is
Aurelia

Aurelia
Aurelia and her twin sister, Theresia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after the death of their mother from cancer. Aurelia is an excellent student. She is diligent in her school work, and she is also a diligent tennis player. Aurelia knows how to take instruction, listen carefully, and learn. She has the great qualities of a lifelong learner. Aurelia enjoys all she does and has a good work ethic and a good learning attitude. She is a role model for the other students in the Village. From the Rafiki Bible Study, Aurelia has learned that only Jesus can save. She says her faith in Jesus helps her do what is right and obey, love, and be kind to others.
DOB: Oct 15, 2006
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nancy
Nancy’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandparents shortly after her birth.
Yordanos
Yordanos’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with her grandfather, in 2006.
Darris
Darris's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Sandra
Sandra lived in her uncle's care after her parent's death.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. She enjoys studying French and strives to work hard in all she does.
Peter
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2011.
Esther
Esther and her sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Esther is a sociable young woman who enjoys making new friends.
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Abiba
Abiba Ruth's father abandoned her, and her mother is terminally ill.
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Rosemary
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Memory
Memory’s mother died four days after her birth.
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt.
Augustus
In his free time, Augustus enjoys reviewing his lessons, reading stories, and studying God's Word.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.