My Name is
Dereck
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006. Dereck soon proved to be a kind young man with a great sense of humor. He loves to draw things in nature, and he enjoys playing soccer. Dereck likes reading about Paul in God’s Word and strives to be like him – trusting God through every trial and persecution. He sees God’s faithfulness in answering his prayers for good health. Dereck prays that he will be truthful, understand God’s Word, and be obedient to it.
DOB: Jan 28, 2006
Francisca
Francisca’s mother died after a short illness when Francisca was one year old. Her father died six months later.
Scolastika
Scolastika and her sister Furahini lived with their grandmother after their father died and their mother disappeared.
Jordan
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Eve
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hope
Hope arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2011.
Gifty
Gifty arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in June of 2009.
Precious
Precious's mother died in 2009, and her father then abandoned her.
Rocklin
Rocklin arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Eunice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paul
Paul had no one to care for him after the death of his father in 2006.
Maurin
After the death of Maurin's parents, she and her younger brother, Kelvin, went to live with their grandparents.
Erick
Erick’s mother died a few hours after he was born due to complications with his delivery.
Jonathan
Not much is known about Jonathan’s parents.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel lived with his elderly grandmother after the death of his parents.
Munyithya
Munyithya's father died four months after he was born, and his mother followed eighteen months later before his second birthday.
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...
Jack
Jack is a double orphan who was living with his impoverished grandmother.
Emanuel
Emanuel’s mother died when he was eighteen months old, and his father is unknown.
Bernice
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Philemon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Evess
After the death of both of her parents, Evess was left in the care of an impoverished aunt who could not properly feed her.
Leul
After Leul's father died and his mother abandoned him, he was placed in the care of a widow.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.