Jackline comes from a poor family where her parents struggle even to get food and therefore are not able to raise school fees.
School Year 2024
Leornad's father passed away and he does not know where his mother is. He stays with his unemployed grandmother. He does not have a grandfather. He has one brother and one sister.
School Year 2022
Sheila’s mother passed away when she was two years old so she stays with her unemployed father. She loves playing volleyball and wants to be a college professor someday.
School Year 2021
Nelma has a very large family who stay with different family members. Her mother is the primary breadwinner despite suffering from some form of untreated mental heath challange. Nelma is happy with the company she has at Wema but sometimes is sad thinking about the challanges her family faces. She wishes to study law. When she becomes a lawyer she hopes to relieve her mother of the burden she undergoes holding her family together and perhaps take her to the hospital. "I thank Wema for giving me the chance to study hard and help my family out of the financial problems we experience." -Sarah Nelima.
School Year 2020
Sheilla’s father passed away and she does not know where her mother is. She and her three siblings live with her unemployed grandmother. She loves reading books and wants to be a journalist one day.
School Year 2019
Ivonne lives alone with her grandmother, who is very poor. They do not know what happened to her mother. Ivonne loves social and religious studies and hopes to become a judge someday.
School Year 2017
Calistus comes from a polygamous family. His mother and the children were deserted. He had to stay out of school for two years after completing primary school. He joined Wema at Form I to continue with school. He is a bright boy, if assisted he will help his family come out of the current situation.
School Year 2014
Lilian is a very strong young girl who has supported her eight siblings through their father's death in 2000. She is a very passionate young girl, who is always reading about science in order to excel in school and fulfill her dream of becoming a nurse. Lilian Wafula loves to play netball with her friends, and to be outdoors exploring nature.
School Year 2013