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 63 students' school expenses. 2 have been fully funded so far.

  • Eugene

    26%

    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 $160
    • Needs $440

    School Year 2027

  • Peter

    0%

    Peter

    Kenya

    Peter is a bright boy and needs support to continue his education. Both his parents are unable to provide for him because of being in the latter stage of HIV.

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

  • Victoria

    0%

    Victoria

    Kenya

    Victoria is a bright but needy child. Her parents have no meaningful source of income but have a huge number of dependants.

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

  • David

    0%

    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 $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

  • Leah

    0%

    Leah

    Kenya

    Leah's parents are in the latter stages of HIV and therefore unable to work and provide for her. She needs help continuing with her education.

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

  • Daniel

    0%

    Daniel

    Kenya

    Both of Daniel's parents are sick with HIV and unable to cater for him. He needs help to continue his studies

    • Raised $0
    • Needs $600

    School Year 2027

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