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Students for WEMA was built on the goal of establishing sustainable funding ventures for the WEMA Children’s Center and Orphanage in Bukembe, Kenya. Amidst the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the resulting electoral violence, many children were abandoned and some forced to resort to illegal businesses, such as the rampant sex trade, to support themselves. Students for WEMA sought to work against this trend by building a sustainable source of income for children at the Orphanage and creating a business curriculum to teach the villagers how to own and operate a sustainable business. More specifically, this project saw the establishment of the WEMA Bakery, creating viable jobs for 6-10 young women in Bukembe. The Bakery sold an average of 500 loaves of bread per day and generated an annual profit of about $15,250, which was enough to fund the building of a dormitory in the Children's Center. To realize the goal of providing a better future for children in Kenya, the Enactus team raised over $45,000 in funding for the Students of WEMA project. 

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