My Name is
Esther
Esther
Esther's father died in 2004, and her mother died six months later. Esther was then placed in the care of an aunt. Though she tried, Esther's aunt could not properly care for her. She asked social services for help, and Esther arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2008. Esther is now a good student who enjoys school. She wants to thank her sponsors for their prayers and for enabling her to get a good education. She is learning to trust God because He has provided so abundantly for her. She says that God has made Himself known to her through the beauty of nature and the power of His Word. She desires to trust God in every circumstance.
DOB: Apr 14, 2002
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Akosua
Akosua and her twin brother Kwasi arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Adam
Little is know about Adam's family and his parents whereabouts.
Irene
After both her mother and father abandoned her, Irene lived with her grandmother for a time.
Irene
Irene and her sister were abandoned by their parents as young children. They lived on their own in a mud hut for many months.
Grace
Grace lived with her grandmother after the death of her mother and father in 2006.
Maria
Maria’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father died in a car accident in 2008.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benjamin
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Sindani
Sindani and her two older sisters were cared for by their elderly grandmother after the death of their parents.
Kelvin
After the death of their parents, Kelvin and his sister lived with their grandparents for a time.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Moses
Both of Moses's died when he was a young child.
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Brino
Brino and his brother arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2014.
Elijah
Elijah was referred to Rafiki by an orphanage four hours away from the Village.
Benson
Benson Michael was found at the prison grounds by a woman who took him to the police station on August 28, 2005.
Benjamin
Benjamin faced a childhood trauma when his mother was killed in the Liberian Civil War.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Levi
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.