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
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Nellice
Nellice’s parents died within two years of each other, and she was an orphan before she was three years old.
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Isaac
Isaac’s Father died in 2006 from an illness, and his mother died giving birth to him.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Estery
Both of Estery's (Esther) parents passed away from an illness when she was a young child.
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Rabecca
Rabecca is a double orphan. She lived with her aunt and grandmother after the death of her parents.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Samuel
Samuel and his twin brother, Joshua, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Shadreck
After the death of his parents, Shadreck was in the care of an impoverished widow could not properly feed him.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Purity
After her parents died in 2004, Purity was placed in the care of her aunt and uncle.
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Israel
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.
Claude
Claude arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Isaac
Isaac was brought to the Rafiki Village in 2011.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.