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.
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.
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Marko lives with his mum, a single parent who is overburdened by raising her kids ever since the death of their father in 2012.
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A total orphan, Isaiah needs help to continue his education and make a future for himself.
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Eugene's father abandoned them with their mother having no source of income and being reduced to begging and working manual and menial jobs to live. He needs help continuing with his education.
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Barbra's father is HIV positive and permanently invalid. Her mother has no source of income and therefore cannot afford her an education.
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Solomon is a hard working student who loves to go to church and student religion. He is from a large family who cannot support his education.
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