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
Rachel
Rachel is a double orphan. Both of her parents died tragically in 2007 and 2008.
Ethan
Ethan’s mother died shortly after he was born, and his father died in 2002.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Micah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Faith
Faith’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and her father died soon after in an accident.
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother.
Abenezer
Abenezer was just fifteen days old when his teenage mother gave him over to his grandmother.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Eliya
Eliya and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Rinet
Rinet's mother was terminally ill and not expected to live much longer when it was suggested that Rinet be moved to the Rafiki Village.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Beniyam
Beniyam was born in Mojo. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father abandoned him, giving him to his maternal grandparents.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dumisani
After the death of his parents, Dumisani arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Caroline
Caroline's parents died within one year of each other before she turned three years old.
Isaiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Pererat
Pererat’s mother died soon after he was born, and his father disappeared after the Jos riots in 2008.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.