My Name is
Esther

Esther
Esther and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism. After their parents died in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother. She had no source of income and finding food for the family was a daily challenge. Though she tried, she could not provide for the girls and sought help. Esther and her sisters arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2011. Esther enjoys playing sports with her friends and reading. She says she believes Jesus is the Son of God, who is love. She knows the Bible is God's word, and she prays for joy in all things.
DOB: Nov 2, 2009
John
John’s father had been deceased for a few years when his mother died in 2007.
Obadiah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
David
David was abandoned as a newborn at a local hospital and discovered by the night staff.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
Stanley
Both of Stanley's parents contracted a fatal illness and died when he was a young child.
Alexander
Both Alex's parents are deceased. He came to live in the Rafiki Village Nigeria in 2003.
Jehoshaphat
Both of Jehosephat’s parents died of a fatal illness when he was a young child.
Judith
After Judith’s mother passed away in 2006, she was placed in the care of her grandmother, who could not provide for her basic needs.
Boaz
Boaz's mother lacked the mental and physical faculties to adequately care for him. He arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2008.
Paul
Paul's mother abandoned him at a young age, and his father remains unknown. Upon arriving at the Rafiki Village Liberia in 2012, it was learned...
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Innocent
Innocent is a double orphan. He and his sister were approved by Social Welfare to come to Rafiki in May 2008. They have rapidly transformed thanks...
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Claire
Claire arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Jonah
Jonah’s father died when he was just a year old, and his mother died soon after.
Rahab
Rahab’s mother was unable to care for her and her father remains unknown.
Isaiah
Isaiah was placed into his grandparents care of following the death of his parents.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel’s mother died in 2005, and his father died in 2006.
Julie
Following the death of their parents, Julie and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Charles
After the death of their father, Charles and his brother, Denis, went to live with their impoverished aunt in a small, one-room house.
Yesunesh
Yesunesh was born in Mojo, Ethiopia. Her father died when she was only a few months old, and her mother abandoned her few months after that.
Peace
Peace and her sister, Gift, were orphaned in 2010 when their father died of AIDs.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.