Wema Children's Centre

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.

Quelington comes from a poverty stricken family. His family stays in a slum and cannot afford anything. He enjoys chemistry and computer courses and hopes to become a computer engineer.

Mercy is from a poor, illiterate family without any source of income. Her father was physically disabled in an accident and struggles with a drug addiction. She needs help to assist her family in the future. She enjoys playing volleyball and reading novels, and wants to become an Engineer someday.

Andrew lives with his very poor mother who cannot afford two meals a day for the family. Their father abandoned his family, which has led to the dragging of his education because of lack of resources. He needs support in to complete his education and help his family. He loves studying Kiswahili and religion and hopes to become a teacher in the community.

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.

Faith's parents are too poor to afford her education. She has three brothers and one grandmother. She loves playing football (soccer).