My Name is
Theresia
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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
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Caroline
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Polycarp
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Laurine
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Bernice
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Loveness
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Umu
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Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006.
Sarah
Sarah was born prematurely in a private clinic in March 2005. Her mother disappeared soon after she took Sarah to the hospital, and her father...
Yaw
Yaw and his two sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Joanna
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Phoebe
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Gabriel
After Gabriel's father died in 2006, his ailing mother contacted social welfare services to intervene in her son's life.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Selah
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Biruk
Biruk’s mother was very young when she gave birth to him.
Epa
Epa arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Peter
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Mercy
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Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.