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Umu Blessing
Umu Blessing
Blessing lived with her aunt for about two years following her father's death and her mother's disappearance. Umu suffered from severe malnutrition, weighing only 12 pounds at age three. When Social Welfare discovered her fragile condition, malnutrition, and neglect, they admitted her to Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center. Shortly after her hospital stay Blessing was taken to the Rafiki Village. Blessing continues to be a sweet, loving little girl. Blessing struggles with her school subjects, but she is so cooperative and loving that she is a favorite of all. Blessing is improving in her reading, which will be a help for all her other subjects. She needs to work especially on her spelling words. Blessing may never be a star pupil academically, but she certainly will be loved by all, which makes others willing and eager to help her as much as they can. She made an A in history for the first term, which shows that she is willing to work hard at memorizing.
DOB: Jul 7, 2010
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