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.
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.
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Maximilla's father abandoned him and his siblings with their mother having no source of income and being reduced to begging and working manual and menial jobs to live. She needs help continuing with her education.
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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.
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Barbra's father is HIV positive and permanently invalid. Her mother has no source of income and therefore cannot afford her an education.
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Hnuru's father is a herdsman who doesnŐt earn enough to take care of his five children. She is on the verge of dropping out and she needs help to keep her bright educational hopes alive.
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Laura 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.
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