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
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009. She enjoys studying French and strives to work hard in all she does.
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Katherine
Social Services referred Katherine to Rafiki because she was abandoned by her parents.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
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...
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Molly
Molly was abandoned when she was eight months old and brought to a local police station in 2003.
Miatta
Miatta’s mother died of yellow fever and her father, a policeman, was killed in the Liberian war.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Moses
Moses was left as an orphan after his mother was killed in a traffic accident. His father remains unknown.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.