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
Michelle
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
George
After George’s mother and father died, he was placed in the care of his sixteen-year-old aunt.
Matias
After his mother died in 2009, Matias lived with his grandmother.
Sandra
Sandra and her twin brother, Isaac, moved to the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2011.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Rachel
Both Rachel's parents died when she was two years old.
Elijah
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Pamela
Pamela and her brother, Francis, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2009.
Lusia
After Lusia's mother died, she lived with her aunt.
Frank
Frank arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Divine
Divine arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2010.
Clinton
After the death of their parents, Clinton and his sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2009.
John
John’s mother abandoned him, and his father remains unknown.
Gabriela
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Jennifer
Jennifer's parents died in 2005.
Aaron
Aaron lived with his grandmother before he arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia
Sophie
Sophie was found abandoned and malnourished as young child.
Augustine
Augustine, his twin brother Augustus, and older brother Gideon, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Beatrice
After both Beatrice's parents died, she lived with her grandparents and four brothers and sisters for a time.
Tapiwa
When Tapiwa and her three sisters lost their parents in 2010, they were placed in the care of their widowed grandmother.
Genet
Genet’s mother died when she was a year old, and her father is unknown.
Caleb
Caleb’s mother was placed in prison when he was young child, and his father is unknown.
Rena
Rena’s mother died from malaria complications three months after giving birth to Rena and her twin sister, Serena.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.