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The Wema Centre in Mombasa, Kenya rescues, rehabilitates and reintegrates street children. The Kutana Wema program offers an incredible educational and personal growth opportunity. This program is designed for those open to a cross-cultural knowledge exchange, where you can bring your area of expertise to the children and staff at Wema Centre, and learn from them. Join us and travel with a purpose!
Thursday, April 3, 2025 8 – 9 pm Eastern
Saturday, May 17, 2025 10 – 11 am Eastern
Travel Design by Leila is proudly one of the community sponsors for Kutana Wema. They are the recommended partner for Kutana Wema participants to assist you with flight arrangements and any holiday extensions or extras you might be interested in.
Part 1 Kutana Wema Program: $2,500 USD
Donation to Wema Centre: $1,000 USD
All participants are asked to contribute a financial donation to Wema Centre. This can be raised through fundraising efforts, or simply be a donation made by you. A receipt will be issued from Wema Centre for your contribution.
Part 2 Safari Integration Retreat (Optional): $2,675 USD
School Bursary Programs
High School Educational Bursary per full year, including school fees, uniform, shoes, and supplies, for a Wema Beneficiary: $500
Primary School Educational Bursary per term, including school fees, shoes, and supplies, for a Mwakirunge dump site resident: $100
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Programs
Football:
(a) per team member, per season, includes uniform and shoes, entrance fees, transportation to tournaments, and identification cards: $150
(b) Referee certification for employment opportunities, per youth for full program: $120
Choir or Dance:
(a) per troop, per competition, includes costumes, transportation, identification cards: $500
Computer Literacy:
(a) purchase of refurbished laptop or desktop computer for shared used onsite at Wema: $250
Operations & Maintenance
General donations of any amount welcome
Please note: Redbird Therapy Centre is NOT a charitable organization. You will receive a corporate (not charitable) receipt for any direct financial contributions, and confirmation of receipt of funds from Wema Centre
Kutana Wema accepts both financial sponsorship and donations in kind (services) of any amount.
$1,000 USD, sponsors in-full, a Kenyan Counsellor from additional organizations to attend or provides a subsidy to a non-Kenyan participant who is in financial need.
Redbird Therapy Centre is NOT a charitable organization. You will receive a corporate (not charitable) receipt for any direct financial contributions, and a confirmation of receipt of funds from Wema Centre.
Community and Business Partners offering services as donations-in-kind will be included on our website partnership page, and relevant social media posts.
Service-based Donations-in-Kind Needed:
(a) Computer Programming or Design skills mentorship
(b) Trauma Counsellors Peer Consultation
Wema Centre (Mombasa, Kenya) provides 360-care to child and youth beneficiaries. Their mandate is to rescue, rehabilitate, and reunify street-connected children. They have been operative since 1993 under the stellar leadership of Lucy Yinda.
Wema has a current on-site capacity to serve up to 150 children under the age of 18. They provide housing, access to education, health care, basic life necessities, psychosocial rehabilitation, life skills training, vocational training, trauma counselling, and outreach to vulnerable communities. To their outreach communities – inner city Mombasa and the Mwakirunge dump site – they serve up to 300 children per year, 180 of whom at are the dumpsite.
Wema Centre Trust is a charitable children’s institution under Kenya’s Ministry of Gender, Children & Social Development. It is local, non-governmental organization (NGO). They are a leading organization in the development and effective provision of vulnerable children’s care services. Wema Centre’s work and ongoing strategic vision is overseen by their governing Board of Trustees. Wema Centre has external financial auditors and is additionally audited by the Street Families Rehabilitation Trust Fund (SFRTF).
Open to anyone interested in a profound personal growth experience, Kutana Wema is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity! Wema has over 25 years of experience in street / slum children related interventions and has qualified staff who are experts in the field of social services.
Listen to Lucy Yinda, Founding Trustee/Director and the girls of Wema Centre.
Read the inspirational stories from Wema Centre’s incredible years of service and care.
Learn with Lucy Yinda in her Redbird workshop, Courage is Calling
Barbara Brown is the Clinical Director of Redbird Therapy Centre and Co-Founder of KUTANA Wema. She is a highly esteemed Registered Psychotherapist with 35 years
of experience working with marginalized communities for empowerment and social change. Barbara provides the pre-session coaching program that ensure readiness for cross-cultural exchange. She also leads daily integration sessions that ensure a wholesome and fulfilling experience.
Fareen Samji is a distinguished community leader born and raised in Mombasa, Kenya. Alongside her family, she is an avid supporter of the WEMA Centre and is driven by her fervor for its mission. She is fluent in Swahili and divides her time between Kenya and Canada. For over two decades, Fareen has spearheaded trips to Kenya and leverages her extensive local knowledge and network to provide ground logistics and support for the program.
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