Give Hope
Restore lives and spread the light of the gospel.
Waweza Movement exists to rescue, restore, and develop vulnerable children. - James 1:27.
Your donation makes a difference!
Checks can be made out to
Waweza Movement and sent to:
Waweza Movement
P.O. Box 58520
Cincinnati, OH 45258
Give Hope
Restore lives and spread the light of the gospel.
Waweza Movement exists to rescue, restore, and develop the least and forgotten ones. - James 1:27.
Checks can be made out to Waweza Movement and sent to:
Waweza Movement
P.O. Box 58520
Cincinnati, OH 45258
Programs
Rescue Center
We house 40 kids at the Waweza Movement Rescue Center for vulnerable children. The center has been open since June 2011.
School
More than 50 kids are able to go to school every day without concern of where their tuition or meals will come from thanks to your support.
Computer Lab
Our facility is has a fully equipped computer lab with 10 separate work stations. The kids are learning computer and IT skills including Microsoft and Adobe programs.
Trade Training
Learning vocational skills is vital for kids to transition into adulthood and ultimately break the cycle of poverty. We bring in local experts to teach the kids vocational skills and farming on a regular basis.
Our Mission
The term Waweza means enabling someone, or you can.
Waweza Movement exists to rescue, restore, and develop the least and the forgotten. We restore hope to impoverished communities by creating sustainable projects that provide safety, physical and emotional restoration, spiritual enrichment and biblical discipleship, as well as the skills, jobs and resources needed to lift communities out of poverty and into abundance. Our purpose is to restore the dignity of the individual, share the love of Jesus with them, teach them valuable skills, and enable them to give to others in need.
Our Philosophy
01.
Rescue
Children must be rescued from abusive, coercive and dangerous situations and brought into a safe environment where basic needs are met.
02.
Restore
Kids who have suffered abuse and neglected have spiritual, mental, emotional and physical needs that have to be addressed. Family ties should be restored if possible.
03.
Develop
For the cycle of poverty to be broken, kids must to be trained in character, discipline and, vocational skills to live a life of independence. We believe that faith in Jesus is the only way to truly bring lasting transformation.
Our Team
Our Story
How it began
Megan Lewin originally started going to Kenya with her parents Bill and Beth Murphy in 2001. In March of 2009, 19-year-old Megan went back to Kenya to spend two weeks serving the poor. While there, she was devastated by the orphan population, in particular the street children and fell in love with these fatherless and motherless children. Two months later, in May, Megan returned to Africa in response to the Lord’s calling, and this new found love for orphans. For the next 6 weeks she spent time in orphanages, hospitals, fed the hungry, and shared the love of Jesus. With this love in her heart Megan came back and started Waweza Movement. In early 2011 construction began on the Waweza Movement Rescue Center.
What happened next
The Waweza Movement Rescue Center officially opened in June of 2011. Since then, the Waweza Movement Rescue Center has been a safe haven for more than 50 children rescued from lives of rape, abuse and extortion. Not only have these children been rescued from unthinkable pain and suffering, but they are thriving above and beyond where they would have been if they had never gone through such terrible trauma. Many of our kids are now graduating college and trade training programs.
Where we are heading
When a child is rescued from an abusive situation, the fight is only beginning. We have fought for the physical safety of our kids, as well as for their hearts, minds, and their future. Now we continue on the long road towards restoration through counseling, biblical teaching, and, when possible, bridging the kids back into their families. The work doesn't stop there, for the cycle of poverty to break, the kids must have hard skills so they can gain employment and secure a future for themselves independent of our support. The future of our organization will entail a heavy focus on community development and trade training programs.
