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. 36 have been fully funded so far.

  • Carlos

    50%

    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 $300
    • Needs $300

    School Year 2025

  • Shirleen

    33%

    Shirleen

    Kenya

    Shirleen is a bright child but needs support in continuing with her education because both her parents have been unable to cater for her because of being HIV positive which has made them very sickly lacking a source of income.

    • Raised $200
    • Needs $400

    School Year 2025

  • Mary

    91%

    Mary

    Kenya

    Mary is a total orphan who needs support to continue with her education. She loves attending school.

    • Raised $550
    • Needs $50

    School Year 2025

  • Elly

    50%

    Elly

    Kenya

    Elly is a bright but disadvantaged child. His father's whereabouts are unknown, and the mother has no meaningful source of income. He needs financial support to continue with his education.

    • Raised $300
    • Needs $300

    School Year 2025

  • Joshua

    75%

    Joshua

    Kenya

    Joshua loves English and learning. He comes from a poor background and is unable to raise fees for secondary school.

    • Raised $450
    • Needs $150

    School Year 2025

  • Daniel

    79%

    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 $475
    • Needs $125

    School Year 2025

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