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
Deborah
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Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Elizabeth
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Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Nasha
Nasha, her sister, and cousin were in their grandmother's care after her father's death.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister moved four times as babies after their mother died.
Charles
Charles was abandoned as a baby and taken to a local orphanage. Little is known about his background or his family.
Ringabell
Ringabell’s mother died from poisoning and her father died of typhoid fever.
Marie
Marie and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Leah
Leah has been an orphan since 2003.
Phineas
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Odel
Odel was in the care of an aunt after her parents abandoned her.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry in Kampala, Uganda. Her parents died in 2008, and she was put in the care of an...
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dadi
Dadi arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Samson
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Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Adonay
Adonay's mother tried to abandon him on the street in the Somali Region, but a man from the health station intervened and gave her some money to...
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Eltonia
Eltonia and her younger brother, Kwaku, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.