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
Anne
Anne’s mother is physically handicapped and unable to care for her.
Andrew
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2008, Andrew was a double orphan living with his impoverished aunt who only survived off the...
Chipo
Chipo’s parents died in a tragic bus accident. Chipo's mother was pregnant with her at the time of the bus accident, and she lived just long enough...
Jonathan
John’s mother died in 2003 in a drowning accident, and his father died later that same year. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2005.
Queen
Queen’s mother died in 2007 and her father, unable to care for her, abandoned her.
Perpetual
Perpetual arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Tiwonge
Tiwonge first arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother often left her and her two siblings unattended for days at a time.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Deborah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
John
John arrived at the Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007 after both of his parents died.
Olivia
Olivia and her twin sister, Gloria, were placed in the care of their uncle after their father died.
Lemmy
Lemmy and his sister, Eva, were living with their grandmother, who did not have the means to feed them every day, before they came to Rafiki.
John
Both of John’s parents died in 2003 and John was placed in the care of his grandmother.
Lucy
After Lucy's parents died in 2011, she lived with an unemployed uncle and his children until Social Welfare contacted the Rafiki Foundation in 2012...
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Marie
Marie Jeanne arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Blaze
Blaze arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Elijah
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.