My Name is
Esther
Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism. After their parents died in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother. She had no source of income and finding food for the family was a daily challenge. Though she tried, she could not provide for the girls and sought help. Esther and her sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2011. Esther enjoys playing sports with her friends and reading. She says she believes Jesus is the Son of God, who is love. She knows the Bible is God's word, and she prays for joy in all things.
DOB: Nov 2, 2009
Yamikani
Yamikani lost her father in 2004, and her mother was also dying of an illness at this time.
Paul
Paul’s father died during the religious riots that occurred in Jos, Nigeria in 2001.
Anastazia
Anastazia is a double orphan. She and her brother Innocent arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008 and soon benefited from the quality care,...
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Mika
Mika and his brother, Bulus, had been in the care of their elderly grandparents after the death of their parents.
Jennifer
Jennifer and her twin sisters lived with their aunt and her family after the death of their parents.
Smart
Smart’s mother died two weeks after his birth, and his father died soon after her.
Teeweh
Teeweh and his older sister Adele arrived at the Rafiki Village in 2012 after their mother died and their father gave them up.
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Pross
Prossy lost her father to AIDS at age four, and her mother was unable to care for her due to severe mental illness.
Martha
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Ester
Ester was in the care of her impoverished grandmother after her parents died of a fatal illness.
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Celestina
Celestina and her sister, Esther, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Korah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Gideon
Gideon's parents were killed in 2010 when mudslides buried their village and the families living there.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was abandoned at a hospital in Rwanda when he was twelve months old, had malaria, and weighed only eleven pounds. The police have searched...
Enid
After Enid’s mother and father died, she went to live with her aunt.
Florence
Florence's father died before she was born and her mother died of an illness when she was only three months old.
Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.