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. 0 have been fully funded so far.

  • Harold

    16%

    Harold

    Kenya

    Harold is a bright boy with ailing parents who can not take care of him. He needs help to be given food and shelter

    • Raised $100
    • Needs $500

    School Year 2027

  • Milcah

    26%

    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 $160
    • Needs $440

    School Year 2027

  • Peter

    0%

    Peter

    Kenya

    Peter is a bright boy and needs support to continue his education. Both his parents are unable to provide for him because of being in the latter stage of HIV.

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

  • Nuru

    0%

    Nuru

    Kenya

    Hnuru's father is a herdsman who doesnŐt earn enough to take care of his five children. She is on the verge of dropping out and she needs help to keep her bright educational hopes alive.

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

  • Victoria

    0%

    Victoria

    Kenya

    Victoria is a bright but needy child. Her parents have no meaningful source of income but have a huge number of dependants.

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

  • Leah

    0%

    Leah

    Kenya

    Leah's parents are in the latter stages of HIV and therefore unable to work and provide for her. She needs help continuing with her education.

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

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