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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
Judith
Judith's parents were killed in tribal clashes in 2002. She and her brother Josiah came to the Village in 2004.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Witness
Witness lived most of her early life in an orphanage.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Feyise
Feyise, along with her brother Gadissa, were orphaned in 2008 and placed in the care of an impoverished aunt.
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Paul
Both of Paul's parents died when he was four years old, and he was then placed in the care of his impoverished grandmother.
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of HIV in 2010.
Jeremiah
At two months of age, Jeremiah was abandoned at a local hospital.
Frank
After the death of his parents, Frank's grandmother took care of him and his brother, James.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Amos
Amos was abandoned in Kitui near the police station when he was only two years old.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died.
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Hope
Hope’s mother died of AIDs shortly after Hope was born, and her father is unknown to the family.
Loveness
Loveness is a double orphan; her mother died just ten months after she was born, and her father died some time before that.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Joseph
Joseph was abandoned by both of his parents at birth and was being cared for by a state-run orphanage just outside of Jos, Nigeria. At age three,...
Martha
After the death of her parents, Martha and her sisters lived with their aunt.
Susan
Susan was abandoned as a child and was placed in a temporary place for abandoned children before being assigned to the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006.
Diana
Diana’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her and her twin brother, Dereck.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
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