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
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Mercy
Mercy is a double orphan. She and and her sister Elikana were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let...
Gritty
After the death of her parents, Gritty lived in the care of an aunt and uncle.
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Ellen
Ellen arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November of 2010.
Grace
Grace's parents are both deceased. As an infant, she was in the care of an aunt who soon was unable to care for her properly.
John
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Clementine
Clementine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Janjay
Janjay’s mother died after giving birth to her, and her father died shortly after in a car accident.
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Furahini
Furahini and her sister, Scolastika, lived with their grandmother after their mother disappeared.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Gideon
Gideon and his younger twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Jeff
Jeff’s father died in 2003, and his mother died in 2005.
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Gadissa
Gadissa, along with his sister Feyise, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.