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
Leonard
After the death of their parents, Leonard and his twin brother, Boniface, lived with extended relatives for a time before arriving at Rafiki.
Nahom
When Nahom was just three years old, his mother died of a sudden illness, and after the mourning period, his father abandoned him.
Negassa
Negassa's mother died in 2008, and his father abandoned him soon after her death.
Hope
Hope and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Rebecca
When she first arrived at the Village, Rebecca became an avid reader, sitting for hours with a book and reading to younger Rafiki children.
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Beauregard
Beauregard’s mother died soon after giving birth to him in November, 2006.
Joshua
Joshua and his twin brother, Samuel, arrived at Rafiki Village Liberia in July 2013.
Ethan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Brighton
Brighton came to the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 along with his older brother Petros after the death of their parents.
Adele
Adele’s father struggled under the weight of caring for a young son with cerebral palsy, the children’s blind grandmother, and his own kidney...
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Mercy
After both Mercy's parents died, she was placed in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2004. Now, Mercy has graduated from the Rafiki School.
Silas
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Millicent
After the death of her father and mother, Millicent was placed in the care of her aunt.
James
James was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a social worker from a group in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
Nancy
Nancy’s father died in war and her mother died while delivering her younger sister, Patricia.
Francine
Francine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2009.
Moses
Moses arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2005 as an infant. He soon benefited from the loving environment at the Village.
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Benjamin
Benjamin came to the Rafiki Village Malawi with his younger brother Watson after the death of their parents in 2007.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.