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 70 students' school expenses. 41 have been fully funded so far.

  • David

    66%

    David

    Kenya

    David's parents abandoned him in the hands of his grandmother who has no means of getting him an education. He needs help to continue with his education.

    • Raised $400
    • Needs $200

    School Year 2025

  • Patrick

    83%

    Patrick

    Kenya

    Patrick's father, the sole breadwinner, is permanently bedridden with sickness leaving him with no financial backing to continue with his education.

    • Raised $500
    • Needs $100

    School Year 2025

  • Bretta

    50%

    Bretta

    Kenya

    Both of Bretta's parents are in the latter stages of HIV and therefore unable to provide for her. She needs help to continue with her education.

    • Raised $300
    • Needs $300

    School Year 2025

  • Eugene

    50%

    Eugene

    Kenya

    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.

    • Raised $300
    • Needs $300

    School Year 2025

  • Marko

    91%

    Marko

    Kenya

    Marko lives with his mum, a single parent who is overburdened by raising her kids ever since the death of their father in 2012.

    • Raised $550
    • Needs $50

    School Year 2025

  • Elly

    50%

    Elly

    Kenya

    Elly is a bright but disadvantaged child. His father's whereabouts are unknown, and the mother has no meaningful source of income. He needs financial support to continue with his education.

    • Raised $300
    • Needs $300

    School Year 2025

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