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Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years after her father died and her mother disappeared. Blessing suffered from severe malnutrition, and she weighed only 12 pounds at age three. When Social Welfare discovered her fragile condition, they admitted her to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center. Shortly after her hospital stay, Blessing was taken to the Rafiki Village Tanzania. She arrived in 2013. Blessing continues to be a sweet, loving young lady. She loves Jesus and enjoys singing praises to Him. She often prays for those around her and continues to grow in her knowledge of the Lord.
DOB: Jul 7, 2010
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Julia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blessing
Blessing and her twin brother Dalitso, had moved four times since their mother died when they were babies. They lived at two babies’ homes and then...
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Ruth
Ruth’s mother brought her to the nursery of a hospital for an exam and then abandoned her there.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Mathias
Mathias’s mother died a year after his father died and Mathias and his brother were given to an uncle for care.
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Deborah
Deborah and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Chawanangwa
Both Chawanangwa’s parents are deceased.
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
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...
Kenny
Kenny and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth's mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father disappeared after her mother's death.
Robel
Robel and his sister, Etsub, lived with their mother until she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Israel
Israel’s mother was mentally incapable of caring for him, and his father is unknown.
Ruth
Ruth was placed in the care of her elderly grandparents after her own parents died.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.