Wema Children's Centre

Field Partner

Wema Children's Centre and Highway Academy are a private orphanage and school in Western Kenya in an area with some of the highest poverty and HIV/AIDS rates. Kenyans Teresa Wati and Stephen Juma formed Wema to give poor and orphaned children a home and a high quality education. Today at Wema, 510 children are provided with a loving home, three nutritious meals a day, and most importantly, an education at one of the highest performing primary and secondary schools in Kenya.

Location:
Bukembe Village, Bungoma, Kenya
Partner Type:
Community Based Organization, Private Primary & Secondary School
Population served:
Orphans and vulnerable children from the Village of Bukembe, a poor community of 10,0000 people in rural western Kenya. There are currently 510 students enrolled at Wema evenly split by gender.
Student selection criteria:
Wema does significant outreach into the local community to inform families that their children are eligible for full scholarships. The prospective students are required to take verbal and written tests and they and their families are interviewed at the school. At least 50% of accepted students are female.
Services provided:
Education, boarding, meals, textbooks, counseling (social, college, career), training (agricultural, computer), athletics, clubs and healthcare support.
TSF student promotion rate:
2018 - 100%
2017 - 100%
2016 - 100%
2015 - 100%
2014 - 100%

Wema Children's Centre is raising money for 63 students' school expenses. 2 have been fully funded so far.

  • Daniel

    0%

    Daniel

    Kenya

    Both of Daniel's parents are sick with HIV and unable to cater for him. He needs help to continue his studies

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

  • Milcah

    40%

    Milcah

    Kenya

    Milcah's father, the sole breadwinner, got an injury that crippled him making him unable to work. She and her siblings were left with no one to support them. She needs help continuing with her education.

    • Raised $240
    • Needs $360

    School Year 2027

  • Laurah

    0%

    Laurah

    Kenya

    Laura and her sister stay with their aged and ailing grandmother who cannot provide for or educate them. They need help to continue with their education.

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

  • Mary

    16%

    Mary

    Kenya

    Mary is a total orphan who needs support to continue with her education. She loves attending school.

    • Raised $100
    • Needs $500

    School Year 2027

  • Valencia

    0%

    Valencia

    Kenya

    Valencia's father deserted him and his mother in 2020 leaving them with no means or income. It has been an uphill task for his mother to educate him through selling most of the little property in their possesion leaving them with almost nothing. He needs help with his education and upkeep.

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

  • Maximilla

    51%

    Maximilla

    Kenya

    Maximilla's father abandoned him and his siblings with their mother having no source of income and being reduced to begging and working manual and menial jobs to live. She needs help continuing with her education.

    • Raised $310
    • Needs $290

    School Year 2027

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