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 51 students' school expenses. 1 has been fully funded so far.

  • Carlos

    25%

    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 $150
    • Needs $450

    School Year 2026

  • Jacinta

    8%

    Jacinta

    Kenya

    Jacinta loves English and writing. She comes from an extremely poor family in which she would be the first to graduate high school. She hopes to overcome the generational barrier and needs support.

    • Raised $50
    • Needs $550

    School Year 2026

  • Patrick

    25%

    Patrick

    Kenya

    Patrick's father, the sole breadwinner, is permanently bedridden with sickness leaving him with no financial backing to continue with his education.

    • Raised $150
    • Needs $450

    School Year 2026

  • Aziz

    25%

    Aziz

    Kenya

    Aziz is a total orphan with no one to support him. He needs help in order to have a bright future.

    • Raised $150
    • Needs $450

    School Year 2026

  • Ellam

    25%

    Ellam

    Kenya

    Ellam is a bright orphan who needs support to continue with his studies after losing both his parents to HIV.

    • Raised $150
    • Needs $450

    School Year 2026

  • Florence

    8%

    Florence

    Kenya

    Florence is an orphan who needs help to continue with her education. She loves going to school and studying sciences.

    • Raised $50
    • Needs $550

    School Year 2026

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