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 51 students' school expenses. 1 has been fully funded so far.

  • Carlos

    25%

    Carlos

    Kenya

    Carlos is a handicapped child. Because of his disability, his father abandoned him and his mother shortly after birth. His mother does not have any meaningful source of income and depends on well wishers to cater for him. He needs help continuing with his education.

    • Raised $150
    • Needs $450

    School Year 2026

  • Mercy

    25%

    Mercy

    Kenya

    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.

    • Raised $150
    • Needs $450

    School Year 2026

  • Aziz

    25%

    Aziz

    Kenya

    Aziz is a total orphan with no one to support him. He needs help in order to have a bright future.

    • Raised $150
    • Needs $450

    School Year 2026

  • Joy

    25%

    Joy

    Kenya

    Joy lives with her mother as the whereabouts of her father are unknown. Her mother depends on casual work for upkeep. She needs help to continue with her education.

    • Raised $150
    • Needs $450

    School Year 2026

  • Harvinder

    50%

    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 $300
    • Needs $300

    School Year 2026

  • Ralph Kelly

    16%

    Ralph Kelly

    Kenya

    Ralph lives with his sibling and her single mother. He enjoys math and science and would like to an engineer.

    • Raised $100
    • Needs $500

    School Year 2026

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