My Name is
Blessed
Blessed
Blessed’s mother abandoned her four days after her birth at the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital. The hospital social worker reported the case to the police for investigation, but the police were not able to trace her mother. She was admitted to a babies' home that then contacted Rafiki. Blessed arrived at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2007. Blessed is organized and enjoys writing. Her best subjects are math and science. She has learned that Jesus is the perfecter and founder of our faith. She continues to pray for strong faith, diligence in her studies, and gratitude for God's blessings.
DOB: Jul 17, 2005
Tabitha
Tabitha was left in the care of her elderly grandparents after her mother died.
Zerubabel
After Zerubabel's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Dagim
Dagim's mother died shortly after his birth.
Elikana
Elikana is a double orphan. She and her sister Mercy were in the care of an impoverished widow who had neither food nor home for herself, let alone...
Alex
Alex was living with his widowed mother who was dying from a fatal illness.
Leticia
Leticia and her brother arrived at the Rafiki Village in Rwanda in 2012.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel (Kobby) and his two brothers were abandoned by their mother while they were still young children.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Uchizi
Uchizi and his twin sister had no family to care for them. Their mother died, and their father remains unknown
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Isaac
Isaac's mother died while delivering him, and his father died the following year in a car accident.
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kwame
Kwame was brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in March 2011.
Emmanuel
When Emmanuel was a young child, he was carried on his mother’s back as she wandered the city of Accra.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Polycarp
Polycarp was abandoned at the age of four and placed into a baby's home.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died two days after he was born.
Luke
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hannah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Micheal
When he was two months old, Michael was abandoned at a shop in Kampala, Uganda. Michael then came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in February of 2005.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.