My Name is
Ester

Ester
Ester was in the care of her impoverished grandmother after her parents died of a fatal illness. There were many times when Ester had only one meal a day. When she came to Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, she was very malnourished. In the first four months of living in the Village, she gained eight pounds and grew four inches. Ester soon proved to be an obedient, quiet student who strives to do her best. Ester says she has come to know Jesus through the Scriptures and creation. She trusts the Lord and has made a commitment to trust Him all the days of her life.
DOB: Jan 21, 2003
Tonny
Tonny’s mother abandoned him immediately after birth.
Bertha
Bertha lost both of her parents to an illness.
Sharon
Sharon was found abandoned as a small child.
Gladys
Gladys is a double orphan. Her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2007.
Rhoda
Rhoda's mother died when she was a small child, and her father abandoned her.
Juliet
Juliet lost her mother in 2003 and her father in 2004. She was then put in the care of an aunt who could not care for her basic needs. She arrived...
Vincent
Vincent and his brother, Rabson, lived with their grandmother after their parents died in 2011.
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Uwase
Uwase arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Joshua
Joshua's parents were killed in 2010 in mudslides that buried an entire village and the families living there. Joshua, his twin brother Gideon, and...
Thomas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Cilicia
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Edda
Orphaned at birth, Edda lived with her grandparents when she was a small child.
Simon
When just an infant, Simon was found abandoned near a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Dennis
Dennis lived with his grandmother after his mother became mentally ill and incapable of caring for him, and his father abandoned the family when he...
Rich
Rich’s mother died in 2011, and his father abandoned him.
Albert
After the death of both of his parents, Albert arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Erick
Erick lived with his impoverished uncle who could not provide for his needs before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Judith
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Austin
In December of 2008 Austin went to live with an aunt in Monrovia after his parents died.
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.