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
Paul
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Elizabeth
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Miatta
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Esther
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Adele
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Irene
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Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Paul
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Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Beulah
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Tumsifu
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Ethan
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Evess
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Peter
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Abenezer
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Mercy
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Sarah
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Tabitha
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Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
William
William was brought to a hospital with head injuries in August 2003.
Dinah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
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