Evet does not know her father,she stays with ailing great grandmother

Father died, mother remarried and children cannot put up with the step father.

Separated family, Mother is jobless and homeless.

Roffine's father suffers from an undiagnosed mental condition. He disappears at times and then reappears unexpectedly. The family lives on a small piece of land and Her mother works in people's farms. During her primary school days, Roffine was regularly sent home for the small fees that her mother could not afford to pay in time. She is now very comfortable at Wema and she says it feels to her like her home. "I will work extra hard to achieve my goal of being an accountant and help my family." -Rophine.

Phanie's father died when she was ten years old due to brain cancer. Her mum runs a thrift shop where she sells second hand clothes. Her sisters works as a waiter in a hotel and uses whatever she earns to pay her own fees at the college where she is taking a degree in education. Her younger brother is in primary school. When Phanice was in primary school, she spent a lot of time out of school waiting for her parents to find some money to pay for her exam fees. Her life has changed now that she has been provided with enough books to read and also no longer misses class. "I thank Wema very much for the great impact they have had on my life and also the great teachers at this place and I am confident i will achieve an A after my four years here." -Phanice.

Maxmilla's mother is a hawker selling bananas, which is the only means she has of catering for the family of 8. Her family was not able to always provide her the fees in primary school, so she was often home while her friends were studying. At home, meals were rare and she often had to do with one meal per day. Now that she has a scholarship, she gets three meals a day, a luxury she had never thought of before. She aspires to achieve a good grade in high school so that she can study medicine. "I am grateful to Wema and I pray that God enables Wema to reach out further and touch more lives." -Maxmilla.

Lloyds father died recently serving as a police officer. His family was very supportive of Wema’s efforts until the passing of his father. His mother is now unable to provide support for the school fees for his brothers and him. Lloyds needs help in pursuing his dream of becoming a lawyer.

Has both parents , jobless, homeless, surviving on one meal per day.

Both of Beatrice’s parents passed away and she now lives with a grandmother who has no source of income. Therefore, for Beatrice to go through high school she needs support. She loves her biology and mathematics classes and hopes to become a surgeon.