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.
After the death of her father shortly after her birth in 2010, Lilian's mother who was a teenager by that time has struggled with manual and menial jobs to provide for her. She needs financial support to continue having a good livelihood and education.
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Boniface is an orphan who lives with his aged grandparents. They are unable to cater for him, let alone raise school fees. He needs help to continue his studies.
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Harvinder 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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Charity's father passed away last year leaving her under the care of ther mother who has no meaningful source of income. She needs support from well wishers to continue with her studies.
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SLucky is a bright student whose parents are living with HIV and in the latter stages. She needs support as they are very poor and unable to educate her further.
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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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