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. 23 have been fully funded so far.

  • Patrick

    33%

    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 $200
    • Needs $400

    School Year 2026

  • Lilian

    66%

    Lilian

    Kenya

    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.

    • Raised $400
    • Needs $200

    School Year 2026

  • Brighton

    41%

    Brighton

    Kenya

    Brighton is a total orphan who needs help continuing with his education. He desperately wants to attend school.

    • Raised $250
    • Needs $350

    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

  • Milcah

    66%

    Milcah

    Kenya

    Milcah's father, the sole breadwinner, got an injury that crippled him making him unable to work. She and her siblings were left with no one to support them. She needs help continuing with her education.

    • Raised $400
    • Needs $200

    School Year 2026

  • Solomon

    50%

    Solomon

    Kenya

    Solomon is a hard working student who loves to go to church and student religion. He is from a large family who cannot support his education.

    • Raised $300
    • Needs $300

    School Year 2026

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