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Umu
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
Frank
Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Fiyete
Fiyete arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Dorcas
Dorcas was abandoned by both her parents at birth.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
Rebekah
Both of Rebekah’s parents died in 2004 from unknown causes.
Khumbo
Khumbo's mother died in 2007 when he was two years old, and his father’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Besufekad
Besufekad’s mother had mental-health problems and could not properly care for him.
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Michael
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...
Mavis
Mavis was orphaned when both of her parents died of illnesses.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Gertrude
Gertrude (Trudy) was orphaned after her father and mother died within a year of each other.
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.