My Name is
Derrick

Derrick
Derrick was referred to Rafiki by a local children's ministry. Before arriving, he was in the care of an elderly grandmother and social services recommended that Derrick and an older brother, Samuel, be removed from her care. Derrick and Samuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Uganda in 2006. Derrick enjoys math, physics, and biology. When he studied physics, he was impressed by the centripetal and centrifugal forces that direct objects into a circular motion. He concluded that God's almighty power is demonstrated by His creation of the planetary system's orbit around the sun and how they never stray from their path. Derrick plays the clarinet and has had many opportunities to play for others within and beyond the Rafiki Village. He also draws and paints very well. Derrick seeks to be an example to younger children at the Village, and he is committed to living a life worthy of Christ.
DOB: Jul 24, 2001
Silas
Silas arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Mara
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Mary
Mary and her brother, Emmanuel, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in December 2002.
Patrick
After Patrick’s mother and father died, he went to live with his uncle for a time.
Ermias
Ermias' mother was mentally handicapped. She abandoned Ermias and his sister, Mehiret, and gave them to the care of their impoverished grandmother.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Susanna
Susanna’s mother died within a month of giving birth to her. Her father abandoned her and was then reported to have died.
Abraham
Abraham’s mother died when he was just nine months old.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Veronica
Veronica and her three sisters lost their mother due to high blood pressure and their father to alcoholism.
Maureen
Maureen's parents died in a road accident in 2004.
Mwaka
Mwaka’s aunt cared for her after the death of her parents.
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.
Rachel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Mehiret
Before coming to Rafiki, Mehiret lived with her maternal grandmother.
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents passed away in 2004. She arrived at the Rafiki Village Nigeria in March 2007.
Judith
Judith’s father died in 2008, and her mother died in 2009.
Karen
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Clint
Clint was found abandoned at the edge of Thogoto Forest in Dagoretti
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Samuel
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Paula
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.