My Name is
Victoria

Victoria
Vicky was abandoned when she was just one week old. She was then transferred to a children’s home in Tanzania. Rafiki was contacted, Victoria was approved, and she arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010. Victoria is a good student and athlete. She has a good work ethic that shows in her schoolwork as well as her sports. Victoria has high goals for her educational future, and she will be able to realize those goals with her diligence. Victoria is also a positive leader in her home and school. As Victoria makes it a priority to spend time with God, she is becoming closer to Him.
DOB: Nov 15, 2003
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Christine
Christine was found abandoned as a baby and was admitted into a babies’ home in 2004.
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006. Dereck soon proved to be a kind young man with a great sense of humor.
Karen
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Tabitha
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Candace
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Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Aquila
Aquila and his sister Priscilla literally lost their father in Jan 2000, when he went missing after riots broke out near their village. Considered...
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Samson
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James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was seriously malnourished when he and his sister Phiona arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2005.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Obadiah
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Nicole
Nicole's mother abandoned her and her father remains unknown.
Zelalem
Zelalem and her twin brother, Malesse, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Issac
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.