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
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Martha
Martha's parents were killed during the conflict in the Ivory Coast.
Diane
Diane arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Henry
Henry's mother died while giving birth to him, and his father died soon after his mother.
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gad
Gad arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Rebecca
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Phoebe
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Austin
Austin’s parents died leaving him an orphan at just one year old.
Violet
After Violet’s parents died, her elderly grandfather enlisted her for household help with chores, cooking, and carrying firewood.
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Winnie
Winnie's young mother died while giving birth to her, and her father died after being hit by a car.
Brenda
Both of Brenda's parents passed away in 2005 of an illness.
Jane
Jane and her sister and cousin arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Biruk
Biruk was eighteen months old when his mother died. He then moved in with his aunt.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.