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
Naomi
Naomi’s father died when she was a year old.
Nicodemus
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Simon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Nixon
The father of Nixon died early in his life and his mother had a fatal illness. She and the extended family felt it best to give Nixon a new start...
Charity
Both of Charity's parents were killed during riots in Jos, Nigeria.
Sarah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Emmanuel
Emmanuel was cared for by a pastor of a small Baptist church and his wife after his mother died.
Theresia
Theresia and her twin sister, Aurelia, came to live at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2010 after their mother died of cancer.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Onesmus
Onesmus's mother passed away two months after he was born.
Janvier
Janvier arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
Damaris
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Baraka
Baraka’s mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father is unknown.
Akua
Akua loves to play soccer. In school, she excels in reading, and her favorite class is Bible.
Karen
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Josephine
Josephine and her twin sister Justina arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi after their mother died and their father abandoned them.
Shadreck
Shadreck’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Rachel
Rachel was one of thirteen children living at a farm with her grandparents.
Tumsifu
Tumsifu was abandoned at birth and spent his first five years of his life at an orphanage in Tanzania.
Innocent
Innocent was abandoned as a young child and was then referred to a babies' home.
Rabecca
Rabecca’s parents both died leaving her an orphan by the age of four.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.