My Name is
Blessed
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital. The hospital social worker reported the case to the police for investigation, but the police were not able to trace her mother. She was admitted to a babies' home that then contacted Rafiki. Blessed arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2007. Blessed is organized and enjoys writing. Her best subjects are math and science. She has learned that Jesus is the perfecter and founder of our faith. She continues to pray for strong faith, diligence in her studies, and gratitude for God's blessings.
DOB: Jul 17, 2005
Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father was unable to care for him and abandoned him.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Josephine
Josephine and her sister Tendo were living in a local hospital in Kampala for some time. They were then placed in a temporary home for abandoned...
Yaw
Yaw and his two sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Sarai
Sarai was taken in by her grandmother after the death of her father and mother.
Donatha
Donatha arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Luka
Luka's mother died when he was a young child, and his father abandoned him.
Ashenofi
Both Ashenofi's parents died within a year of each other. He lived with an aunt after their deaths. However, his aunt was unable to properly care...
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Watson
Watson arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 with his older brother Benjamin.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Cristopher
Both of Christopher's parents died in 2004.
Philip
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.