My Name is
Blessing
Blessing
Blessing's mother died in childbirth in May, 2006. Her father then died on April 13, 2010. After her father's death, Blessing was cared for by an aged maternal aunt who struggled to provide for her. She contacted the Rafiki Foundation for help. Blessing arrived at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2010. She soon bonded well with her Rafiki Mother and siblings. Blessing enjoys social studies class because she likes to learn about other countries as well as her own country of Liberia. Blessing wants to be either a teacher or a missionary, or both! She believes that education is important, and she strives to do well in school. Her favorite Bible verse is John 11:35 because wept for the friend that He loved, and He also loves her.
DOB: May 24, 2006
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mariah
After both Maria's parents died, she was left in the care of her impoverished grandmother who could not adequately care for her.
Theresa
Theresa’s mother died within days after giving birth to her and her twin sister, Josephine.
Valante
Valante arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda 2010.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
Both of John’s parents died, leaving him with no one to care for him.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
David
David's mother died in 2003 while giving birth, and his father's whereabouts remain unknown.
Beatrice
Beatrice’s parents died of a terminal illness shortly after she was born, and she was put in the care of her grandmother.
Jane
Both Jane's parents died when she was a young child, making her a double orphan.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Kyle
Kyle was abandoned by his father shortly after he was born.
Lilian
Lilian was born a twin but was separated from her brother at birth.
Godiya
Godiya’s father died before she was born, and her mother died when she was a year old.
Israel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Isaac
Isaac's mother was sick and admitted him and his twin brother, Paul, to a transient home in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2012. The boys' mother passed...
Nikolas
After both Nikolas's parents died when he was a young child, his ailing grandmother referred him to the Rafiki Foundation. He arrived at the Rafiki...
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Jeremiah
Before Jeremiah arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2011, he lived at a children's home in Moshi for four years with no known family.
Emmanuella
Emmanuella (Muki) arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.