My Name is
Dereck
Dereck
Dereck and his twin sister, Diana, were brought to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2006. Dereck soon proved to be an enjoyable young man who has a great sense of humor. His favorite sport is soccer. He has learned from the Bible studies that Jesus will be coming soon for his people and that he should be faithful and believe God's Word. He continues to pray for wisdom in Christ and success in his studies.
DOB: Jan 28, 2006
Mercy
Mercy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local ministry.
Sharon
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Sharon
When Sharon was barely a toddler, her parents died in a fatal accident.
Sarah
Sarah's father is deceased, and her mother gave her and her siblings to her great grandmother.
John
John’s father had been deceased for a few years when his mother died in 2007.
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died when he was nine months old, and his father is unknown.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both his parents at birth.
Charles
Timothy was orphaned as an infant and brought to a babies' home in Kitui in 1997.
Dativa
Dativa’s mother died of AIDs, and her father is unknown to the family.
Gerald
After the death of both Gerald’s parents, he was living with his older sister.
Kofi
In 2006, both of Kofi’s parents died in a vehicular accident while they were transporting their farm produce to a nearby market.
Mapalo
Mapalo’s is a double orphan; her mother died in 2006, and her father died in 2008.
Clint
Clint was found abandoned at the edge of Thogoto Forest in Dagoretti
Anjela
After being abandoned by her mother, Anjela lived with her elderly grandfather in a small mud hut.
Blessing
Blessing lost her father before she was born, and her mother ran away in 2000 and was returned to the village dead two years later.
Patricia
Due to his own medical issues, Patricia's father could not provide for her basic needs after her mother's death.
Siphiwe
Siphiwe’s mother died of a fatal illness, and it is believed that her father also died in Zimbabwe.
Glen
Glen was found abandoned in 2005.
Frank
Both Frank's parents died shortly after his birth.
Gloria
Gloria and her twin sister Olivia were abandoned and given to a paternal uncle when their father died.
Rose
Rose was brought to a children's home in Moshi, Tanzania in 2008 by a pastor from a local church after she was abandoned by her mother.
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Brian
Brian’s mother died at childbirth, and his father remains unknown. Brian was then placed in an orphanage about four hours from the Rafiki Village...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.