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.
Charity's father passed away last year leaving her under the care of ther mother who has no meaningful source of income. She needs support from well wishers to continue with her studies.
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After the death of her father shortly after her birth in 2010, Lilian's mother who was a teenager by that time has struggled with manual and menial jobs to provide for her. She needs financial support to continue having a good livelihood and education.
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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.
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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.
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Mercy's mother has no means of income to take her to school. This has led to her staying home since the death of her father early in the year. She needs help to continue with her studies.
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Patrick's father, the sole breadwinner, is permanently bedridden with sickness leaving him with no financial backing to continue with his education.
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