My Name is
Esther

Esther
Esther and her sister, Celestina, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009. Esther is a sociable young woman who enjoys making new friends. Her favorite sport is basketball, and she enjoys studying history and French. Esther has learned from the Rafiki Bible Study that as God's child, she needs to make choices that lead to a life that pleases the Lord.
DOB: Apr 8, 2007
Racheal
After both her parents died, Racheal lived in her grandfather's care.
Zawady
Zawady is a double orphan; his mother and father died in 2006.
Deogloriosio
Deo's parents are both deceased, making him a double orphan. His father died right before he was born and his mother soon after.
Margaret
Margaret’s mother died when she was an infant.
Dalitso
Dalitso and his twin sister, Blessing, moved four times after their mother died when they were babies.
Racheal
Racheal's birth mother has never been located. Her father took another wife, abandoned Racheal, and never returned. She arrived at the Rafiki...
Bernice
After the death of their parents, Bernice and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Nakato
Nakato and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare. They were very...
Kebah
After being abandoned by their mother, Kebah and her brother Michael were removed from their abusive caretaker.
Isaka
Isaka's mother was unable to care for him due to physical limitations, so he was placed in an orphanage that cared for young children.
Makatee
.Makatee’s mother died in a car accident when she was eleven months old.
Malesse
Malesse and his twin sister, Zalalem, were orphaned when they were only a year old.
Lonnie
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007, Lonnie was called “Lonely” because both of her parents were deceased.
Mary
Mary lived with her maternal grandmother after her mother's death. Her mother died in 2003 when Mary just over one year old.
Rebecca
Rebecca's mother abandoned her shortly after giving birth to her.
Innocent
Both of Innocent's parents are deceased. Soon after his mother's death, Innocent was diagnosed with tuberculosis and began treatment.
Ezekiel
Both Ezekiel's parents died within two years of each other, and Ezekiel was left to be raised by his grandmother.
Grace
Grace and her brother, Martin, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005.
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Felix
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Flavia
Flavia and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.