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 70 students' school expenses. 70 have been fully funded so far.

  • Ralph Kelly

    100%

    Ralph Kelly

    Kenya

    Ralph lives with his sibling and her single mother. He enjoys math and science and would like to an engineer.

    • Raised $600
    • Needs $0

    School Year 2025

  • Florence

    100%

    Florence

    Kenya

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

    • Raised $600
    • Needs $0

    School Year 2025

  • Lilian

    100%

    Lilian

    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.

    • Raised $600
    • Needs $0

    School Year 2025

  • David

    100%

    David

    Kenya

    David's parents abandoned him in the hands of his grandmother who has no means of getting him an education. He needs help to continue with his education.

    • Raised $600
    • Needs $0

    School Year 2025

  • Mercy

    100%

    Mercy

    Kenya

    Mercy lives with her 4 siblings and her aunt 's family of 6. She enjoys science and math. She would like to become a doctor when she grows up. 

    • Raised $600
    • Needs $0

    School Year 2025

  • Peter

    100%

    Peter

    Kenya

    Peter is a bright boy and needs support to continue his education. Both his parents are unable to provide for him because of being in the latter stage of HIV.

    • Raised $600
    • Needs $0

    School Year 2025

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