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. 13 have been fully funded so far.

  • Enoch

    41%

    Enoch

    Kenya

    Enoch lives with his 8 siblings and unemployed parents. He loves math and science and he would like to become an engineer. 

    • Raised $250
    • Needs $350

    School Year 2026

  • Isaiah

    41%

    Isaiah

    Kenya

    A total orphan, Isaiah needs help to continue his education and make a future for himself.

    • Raised $250
    • Needs $350

    School Year 2026

  • Clinton

    83%

    Clinton

    Kenya

    Clinton is a smart boy but needs financial support as his parents have no source of income apart from their very small farm which they depend on for food and other needs.

    • Raised $500
    • Needs $100

    School Year 2026

  • Meshack

    25%

    Meshack

    Kenya

    Meshack's father is a local watchman who doesnÕt earn much but has many children whom he has failed to provide for. He needs help securing his ecucation.

    • Raised $150
    • Needs $450

    School Year 2026

  • Ellam

    75%

    Ellam

    Kenya

    Ellam is a bright orphan who needs support to continue with his studies after losing both his parents to HIV.

    • Raised $450
    • Needs $150

    School Year 2026

  • Harvinder

    66%

    Harvinder

    Kenya

    Harvinder and her sister stay with their aged and ailing grandmother who cannot provide for or educate them. They need help to continue with their education.

    • Raised $400
    • Needs $200

    School Year 2026

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