We·ma - noun
Goodness (Swahili)
Wema, meaning “goodness” in Swahili, is a community-based organization founded in 2008 in Bukembe Village, Bungoma, Western Kenya. Located in an area with among the highest poverty and HIV/AIDS rates in Kenya, native Kenyans Teresa Wati and Stephen Juma formed Wema Children’s Centre to give poor and orphaned children a home and high quality education. Today at Wema, 540 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.
Goodness (Swahili)
Wema, meaning “goodness” in Swahili, is a community-based organization founded in 2008 in Bukembe Village, Bungoma, Western Kenya. Located in an area with among the highest poverty and HIV/AIDS rates in Kenya, native Kenyans Teresa Wati and Stephen Juma formed Wema Children’s Centre to give poor and orphaned children a home and high quality education. Today at Wema, 540 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.
Learn about wemaWema is the brainchild of a public school teacher in Kenya who saw how the challenges of poverty, illiteracy, and disease inhibited student learning. Teresa Wati took action and formed Wema, an organization that now provides quality education to over 510 students. Read more |
How you can help
There are a number of ways you can donate today to help improve the lives of children in Western Kenya, including monetary donations through The School Fund, donation of materials, or monetary contributions through our PayPal donation account. Donate now |
VolunteerIf you want an experience where you can touch the lives of students and teachers, then come to Kenya and get ready to be inspired. From seeing a student touch a computer for the first time to feeling a student's excitement during interactive lessons, Wema will open your world. Volunteer now |
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Bukembe Village Western Kenya Wema Children's Centre has contributed to the betterment of the Western Kenya community, conducting operations primarily in Bukembe Village. |
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The School Fund
Partnering with Wema Wema is a partner of The School Fund who finds sponsors for children at Wema Children’s Centre. Thanks to The School Fund, you can now choose a child to sponsor and your donation will receive tax-deductible status. |
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University Partnerships Wema partners with a number of universities across the United States, including Harvard, The University of Texas, and University of Southern California. |
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Engineers Without
Borders Engineers Without Borders has been working at Wema and in the surrounding community to bring clean water. Wema has a well on their campus that provides the main supply of water for Bukembe Village. The water is then piped to nearby schools, allowing kids to spend more time in school and less time carrying water from the river or sick with waterborne illness. |
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Circle of
Women Circle of Women is a new kind of non-profit, run entirely by students. They worked with Wema to build a new girls' dormitory. The old dormitory was overcrowded and didn't have space for all the students to stay, so they had to walk long distances to and from school. This also gave the students a lighted area to do their homework, as many students live in places without electricity. |
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African Library
Project The African Library Project is a non-profit organization that starts libraries in rural Africa. They have helped grow Wema's library to over 2500 books! |
Wema's in the news!
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