My Name is
Umu Blessing
Umu Blessing
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
Daniel
Daniel and his brother were orphaned after their parents died.
Joseph
Very little is known about Joseph's early years, except that his mother died and his father abandoned him.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Titus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Alexander
After his parents died, Alexander was placed in the care of a man in his village.
Nancy
Nancy’s mother died, and her father is unknown.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Janvier
Janvier’s father abandoned him and his mother and moved to Tanzania.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Anna
Anna was left on a porch in Monrovia, Liberia when she was eighteen months old.
Joanna
Joanna is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Janet, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Eves
After the death of both of her parents, Eves was left in the care of an impoverished aunt who could not properly feed her.
Ibrahim
Ibrahim was quite fearful when he arrived at Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004. His background and history made him fearful of change and strangers.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Carol
Carol lived with her grandmother after her mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for her, and her father abandoned the family when she...
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Diane
Diane’s parents died of an illness. Before that, her family was living in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.