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
Austin
Austin’s parents died leaving him an orphan at just one year old.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jerome
Jerome was abandoned at a local hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2005.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel's mother died shortly after he was born, and his father had died before her.
Peter
Both Peter's mother and father died when he was an infant.
Felistas
Felistas’ mother died shortly after giving birth to her sister, Gracious, and their father abandoned them.
Mwawi
Mwawi's mother died two weeks after delivering him and his twin brother.
Abel
Abel was found abandoned as a baby.
Pierre
Pierre and his brother first arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Gelane
Gelane’s parents died two years apart from one another.
Ben
Before arriving at the Rafiki village, Ben and his five siblings lived with their grandmother, along with her six children, in a one-room house.
Abigail
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Dativa
Dativa and her half sister arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2008.
James
James’ mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, Joseph.
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Sam
Sam arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Yeabsira
Not much is known about Yeabsira’s life before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia.
Gracious
Gracious’s mother died of stomach cancer shortly after giving birth to her.
Sandra
Sandra and her twin brother, Isaac, moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2011.
Yeabsira
Yeabisira's mother left him with her brother when he was just one year old, and his father remains unknown.
Eva
Eva and her brother Lemmy were living with their grandmother, who attempted to feed the children on a daily basis but often was not able to.
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