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
Zachariah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
James
James’s father died HIV+, and his mother also had HIV.
Champ
Champ's mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Gideon
Gideon and his twin brothers arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Alice
Alice arrived at Rafiki Village Rwanda in November 2009.
Samson
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Thandiwe
After her mother's death, Thandiwe was sent to live with her great grandmother.
Ivan
Ivan was abandoned by his mother as a small child. He was then brought to the Nsambya Babies' home.
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
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.
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...
Lillian
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Julius
Julius’s mother abandoned him after his father died. He came to the Rafiki Village Uganda in March 2008.
Juliet
Juliet Faith was found abandoned in a remote area outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Hope
Hope’s father died HIV positive, and his mother was also living HIV positive and was very sick. She wanted Hope placed in a good home before she died.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Ruth
After the death of their parents, Ruth and her two sisters were placed in the care of an aunt.
Florence
Florence was referred to the Rafiki Village Malawi by social services on behalf of her dying mother.
Mary
Both of Mary’s parents were ill. Her father abandoned her mother, and her mother gave her up because she was too sick to care for her.
Frederick
Frederick’s mother died in 2008, and his father is unknown.
James
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jummai
Both Jummai's parents died within two years of each other, and Jummai and her brother Ezekiel were left to be raised by her grandmother.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.