My Name is
Blessing
Blessing
Blessing’s father died in a motor accident before she was born, and her mother died three weeks after her birth. She then lived with her aunt who had five children of her own for a time. Social services investigated and determined that she should be placed in the care of the Rafiki Village Nigeria. She arrived at the Village in 2010. Blessing is a good student who enjoys school. She is also very creative and loves singing and reading. She continues to pray to show God's love to others and to be an encouragement to those around her.
DOB: Sep 5, 2006
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Hana
Hana’s mother died in 2008, and her father remains unknown.
Elikana
Elikana is a double orphan. She and her sister Mercy were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone...
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Alex
Both of Alex's parents died of terminal illnesses between 2003 and 2004. He was then referred by Social Welfare to begin living in the Rafiki...
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Joshua
Joshua was abandoned by his sixteen-year-old mother.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zelalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Atsu
Atsu arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Takula
Takula’s mother died in 2005 of a fatal illness, and his father died two years later.
James
James was orphaned after his mother was involved in a fatal road accident in April 2005.
Jamila
Jamila's mother gave her over to the care of her aunt.
Salome
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gershom
Gershom’s mother died in April 2007, and his father died some years before that.
Adam
Adam’s mother died giving birth to him, and his father died from complications of malaria.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.