What began as a fight against child labour grew into a global movement that works in partnership with communities in Africa. Asia and Latin America to develop the tools needed for communities to lift themselves from poverty.
The pillars of WE Charity’s development model, known as WE Villages, are structured in five key areas: education, water, health, food and opportunity.
WE has built over 1,500 schools and classrooms around the world, partnered with 30,000 women in its alternative income programs and helped one million people gain access to clean water and sanitation.
Without adequate access to health care providers, rural populations in Kenya face higher maternal and childhood mortality rates and a low life expectancy due to illnesses such as malaria and malnutrition.
To ensure communities are healthy and thriving, WE Villages provides basic medical supplies, training for health care workers, mobile health clinics and direct health care services at the Baraka Hospital.
Education on how to prevent diseases, seek medical attention and improve families’ well-being with healthy habits is also provided.
Secondary education remains largely out of reach in Kenya due to cost. WE Charity opened the Kisaruni Group of Schools, with two main campuses. Through the support of scholarship donors, students can access secondary education, empowering them with skills and knowledge to become confident leaders. WE College closes the educational loop for rural students by providing them with the opportunity to gain a post-secondary education.
Through the WE Virtual Learning Centre, students and teachers around the world have access to free resources which inspire young people to take action on social issues in local communities and around the world.