My Name is
Esther
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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
Adam
Adam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Joyce
Very little is known about Joyce’s life before Rafiki.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Brenda
Brenda's mother is deceased and her father is in prison.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Michael
Michael’s mother died of an illness in 2005, and his father died after an accident.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Mai
At age four, Mai was taken by a caretaker to Monrovia, Liberia to begin school.
Hannah
Hannah’s mother abandoned her shortly after she was born.
Queenie
Queenie arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Inocent
Inocent was malnourished and small for his age when he arrived at Rafiki Village Tanzania in May 2012. His grandmother cared for him after he was...
Micah
Micah was just nine months old when both of his parents were killed by armed robbers.
Rachel
Rachel’s mother died shortly after giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown. Rachel was referred to the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2006...
Elizabeth
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Moses
The death of Moses's father left six orphans.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Mara
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sibongile
Sibongile’s mother was impoverished and unable to care for her or her sister Siphwe.
Candace
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dorine
Dorine and her twin sister, Irene, were living with their impoverished paternal grandmother after they were abandoned by their parents.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.