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
Patricia
Patricia's early life was filled with tragedy; she never knew either of her parents.
Spencer
Both of Spencer's parents are deceased, and he was living with his elderly, impoverished grandmother in a desperate situation.
Joseph
Joseph is a double orphan. His father died in 2006 of an illness, and his mother died a year later.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother were orphaned after both their parents died of AIDS.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Namukolo
Namukolo and his brother, Clifford, lived with his parents in a small rural village before their mother died in 2010. The father abandoned them and...
Thomas
Both Thomas's parents died from unknown causes when he was a young child, and the people in his village were unable to provide sufficient care for...
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Diane
Diane’s father was never known. When her mother died in 2006, Diane went to live with her aunt.
Mary
Mary was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Sean
Sean’s mother abandoned him after his father was put in prison.
Carolyn
Carolyn was abandoned as a child and was found by a probation officer. Social welfare did a thorough search to find any relatives they could for...
Bethel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kasayoka
Nancy's (Kasayoka) father died when she was two and her mother died eighteen months later.
Hannah
Both of Hannah's parents are deceased. Her father passed away two years after she was born and her mother died a year later.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Mabel
Mabel, her brother, and her sister moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Marcel
Marcel was found wandering alone near a church close to the Burundi border.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Mercy
Mercy's parents were killed in March 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and its inhabitants.
Benson Michael
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Betty
Both of Betty’s parents died when she was young. Her mother contracted cerebral malaria, and her father died in a car accident.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.