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Public Rally at Pumwani Grounds - End Exclusion Now! |
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Some 800 learners from 18 different schools in the nearby Starehe constituency of Nairobi, together with other community groups and various representatives from the Ministry of Education, development partners, stakeholders, NGO’s, the civil society, politicians and the media joined in the world’s biggest lesson to mark this years Global Action week.
To mark this years theme: “Quality Education to End Exclusion Now”
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a public rally organized by Kenya’s Elimu Yetu Coalition (EYC) to highlight and lobby the issues of quality and inclusion and to remind the Government of Kenya, and politicians of their promise to achieve EFA by 2015.
Learners recited poems, acted out short plays and sang songs in praise of free primary education that was began in 2003. The young learners also told of the challenges and issues facing education in Kenya today such as exclusion due to disability, conflicts, gender, poverty, child Labour.
Education partners appealed for more education interventions for out of school youth and adults calling upon government and in particular the Ministries of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Gender and Children to take action.
A major highlight and plea to the government especially the Ministry of Finance was to increase the allocation of the budget to the Ministry of Education so as to fight the vices of exclusion. The representatives of the Ministry of Education promised to pass the message to the Minister of Finance.
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National Conference on Youth and Adult Learning 24-25 April 2008 |
Education for youth and adults
is an integral part of Kenya’s commitment to basic
education. Kenya embraced the Dakar Framework of Action including the
goals of meeting the learning needs of young people and adults and improve the
youth and adult literacy rate by 50% by 2015.
The policy discussion around
youth and adult learning is building momentum given the disturbing findings of
the recent Kenya National Adult Literacy
Survey issued by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2007. Further,
it is widely acknowledged that youth and adult learning is important for social
and economic development as well as for social cohesion and national unity.
Stakeholders attending the conference looked at disparities between those with
access to youth and adult learning opportunities and the many without. They
mapped out promising opportunities for enhancing accessibility with the
ratification of the National Adult and
Continuing Education Policy and for improving the quality and
relevance of the learning programs on offer.
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>>Adult & Continuing Education Policy Framework
>>Keynote address Hon Esther Murugi MP, Minister for Gender & Children's Affairs
>>Ministry of Youth and Sports presentation- Dr D. C. Mwinzi
>>National conference youth & adult learning-Susan Nkinyangi-opening remarks
>>National literacy conference presentation- Susan Nkinyangi
>>Permanent Secrtary Ministry of Gender & Children's Affairs - Leah Gwingo
>>State of Youth & Adult Learning - Joyce Kebathi
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Public lecture – Options for addressing root causes of exclusion |
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Quality primary education remains, for the most part, a pipe dream for close to 60% of children in urban settlements – majority living in slums. A myriad of institutional challenges currently inhibit the attainment of legal and policy commitments made toward quality education for all. Concern Worldwide along with the Global Campaign for Education and Daraja Civic Initiatives Forum organized the public lecture featuring, Professor Patrick Obonyo Digolo, University of Nairobi; Commissioner Wambui Kimathi, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, and Dr Susan Nkinyangi, Senior Education Adviser, UNESCO-Nairobi.
A large and diverse crowd of people attended many of whom are working on slum education initiatives.
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The Education For All 2008 Global Monitoring Report – Education for All BY 2015- Will we make it? was launched.
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>> KICC EFA GMR 2008 - Presentation Susan Nkinyang
>> No child to be excluded from Free Primary Educatio
For the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2008, summary, regional overviews, statistics and additional resources go to:: www.efareport.unesco.org
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Launch of Chanuka Express- Learning for Sustainable Living |
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UNESCO leading the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development movement has teamed up with implementing partner Jacaranda Designs and other public and private partners to deliver an innovative youth-focused educational mobile outreach program -- Chanuka Express. This one-of-a-kind program—meaning “sharpen up, shape up”— blends the goals of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) with the curriculum-based practical life
skills content of the monthly Young African Express — Kenya’s
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only educational newspaper published exclusively for young people and approved by the Kenya Institute of Education.
Downloads (PDF Version)
>>Chanuka Express Launch Invitation
>>Chanuka Opening Statement - Susan Nkinyangi
>>Fact sheet-YAE
>>Facts-Chanuka |
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EFA Global Action Week 2008 |
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Kenya marked this year’s EFA Global Action Week 2008 with an array of events, launches, a national conference on youth and adult learning, public lectures. Extensive TV and radio coverage publicized the EFA activities. |
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Youth prepare for Chanuka Express -- Learning for Sustainable Living |
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Enthusiastic talent youths have been trained to facilitate the new Chanuka Express educational outreach programme. Chanuka Express is contributing to the goals of the Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by facilitating learning about sustainable living among young people living in city slums.
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Kenya National e-Learning Centre celebrates launch at UN in Nairobi |
Kenya Institute of Education’s Director, Mrs. Lydia Nzomo, presided over the launch of the Steering Committee set up for the
Kenya
e-Learning Centre (KeLC), a multi-stakeholder undertaking spearheaded by the e-Government Directorate in the Office of the President. KeLC is establishing a conducive environment for use and application of innovative ICTs to enhance learning, efficiency and improved service delivery across the various sectors of
Kenya
’s economy. This is in line with the government’s new ICT policy that commits to promoting ICT in education at primary, secondary, tertiary and community levels by developing ICT curricula and ensuring that teachers and trainers possess the requisite skills.
KeLC hopes to become the leading centre of e-Learning solutions and a centre of convergence for sharing of expertise, services and training. KeLC partners include: UNESCO, UNEP, Intel Corporation, InWent, Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) among others.
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>> KeCL structure framework (PDF)
For more information contact:
Andrew Gakiria, Senior Policy Analyst
Directorate of e-Government – Kenya
Email: Gakiria@ealearning.net
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Bringing Internet Connectivity to Lamu Schools |
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A Computer Lab with Internet connectivity has been set up at Mkomani girls' primary school on Lamu Island, Kenya, a World Heritage Site. The project was funded through a special donation from UNESCO's Director-General, Mr Koichiro Matsuura. This important experience from the Lamu World Heritage Site can point the way to other schools in other communities in Kenya, the region and beyond on how they can tap the new information and communication technologies. |
| Lamu’s Mkomani Computer Lab with its fast Internet connection will be serving a cluster of neighboring schools with each institution equip with its own fully functioning Computer Lab at reasonable cost. The Lamu experience has further demonstrated that success attracts partnerships. The British Council - Connecting Classrooms and the Island Children’s Fund have come on board. |
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New strategic partnership - UNESCO and Kenya e-Learning Centre (KeLC) |
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Kenya e-Learning Centre (KeLC) is a coordinating and information sharing mechanism serving e-Learning stakeholders throughout the country. KeLC is a 'one stop shop' for external partners wishing to enter into collaborative partnerships with e-Learning stakeholders. Some of KeLC partners include: Ministry of Education, inWEnt, GeSCI, UNESCO, UNEP and CISCO.
Visit: http://www.e-government.go.ke/
Contact: andrew.gakiria@kenya.go.ke
For more information on UNESCO-KeLC contact: e.ntalami@unesco.org
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AGFUND Organizations supports children with special learning needs in Eritrea |
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Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations commonly known as AGFUND has granted funds to UNESCO for a new initiative in Eritrea for children with special learning needs. Eritrean teachers will receive training on special education including use of interactive pedagogy for delivering effective learning opportunities. Schools will become more friendly and conducive to special needs children.
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AGFUND is a non-profit regional development
institution that was set up in 1980 by HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
with support of leaders of the Arab Gulf States. AGFUND supports sustainable
human development efforts targeting the neediest in developing countries
especially women and children.
For
more on AGFUND: http://www.agfund.org/
For more on
Eritrea special needs education
contact:
Susan Nkinyangi, Senior Education Adviser,
UNESCO-Nairobi
Email: Susan.Nkinyangi@unesco.unon.org
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ANCEFA and Daraja Civic Initiatives Forum look at post-election crisis on education in Kenya |
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Africa Network Campaign on Education for all (ANCEFA) Eastern and Southern Africa Regional and Daraja Civic Initiative Forum hosted a symposium for civil society organizations, government ministries and institutions, development partners and the media to look at the effects of the post-election crisis on education in Kenya and the free secondary education. The symposium took place at the Kenya Institute of Education in Nairobi on 20
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>>Effects of Post Election Crisis on Education (PDF)
>>Free secondary education agenda (PDF)
>>ANCEFA_Daraja symposium recommendations (PDF)
ANCEFA exists to promote,
enable and build capacity of the African civil society to advocate and campaign
for access to free quality Education For All.
See:
http://www.ancefa.org/
DARAJA is a civic and social
policy forum in
Kenya working in areas of education,
governance/civic affairs and social sector analysis
Email:
darajacivic@yahoo.com
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Education for sustainable development on the move |
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Consultative meetings on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) take place in Dakar, Senegal, from 20-24 February 2008 at the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Africa. UNESCO will engage with ESD stakeholders including government, NGOs, private sector and development partners on regional priorities and strategies for delivery ESD. |
UNESCO is driving the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development.
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>> DESD at a glance brochure (PDF)
For more see: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27234&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
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Chanuka E x press Kujitegemea katika Maisha Yetu -- Learning for Sustainable Living
UNESCO-Nairobi is launching an innovative ESD partnership with the private sector as part of the UN Decade. The approach is based on a mobile educational outreach activity by UNESCO-Nairobi and Jacaranda Designs-Nairobi. |
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>>Chanuka Express brief
>>Young African Express Jan-Feb Issue 2007
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Advanced Training Opportunity |
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UNESCO’s IIEP
Advanced Training Programme in Educational Planning and Management
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1 September 2008 to 30 June
2009
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Master's level training is geared to those working in Ministries and government organizations in charge of education; training and research institutes and university departments involved in educational planning and management; NGOs working in education; International and Bilateral Organizations. |
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Candidates should be between 30 and 45 years of age with a minimum of 3 years work experience in a post of responsibility in the field of educational planning and management.
The programme takes place at UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) in Paris, France.
Deadline for applications: 3 March 2008
Downloads: (PDF)
>> IIEP Advanced Training announcement
>>IIEP note on fellowships
>>IIEP advanced training costs
>>IIEP application form
For more information: http://www.unesco.org/iiep/eng/training/atp.htm
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Focus on multilingual education in Nairobi |
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Summer Institute of Linguistics -- SIL - joined UNESCO in
Nairobi on 6 February 2008 in the spirit of the International Year of Languages. Some 16 local and international NGO’s and institutions and representatives from various universities came together to form a working group on multilingual education. Participants shared research and programme activities and committed to building a network of researchers and practitioners. |
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More see: 2008, International Year of Languages:
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=35344&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Also visit: http://www.sil.org/sil/news/2008/kenya-mle-working-group.htm
Also see: 2nd International Conference on Language Development, Language Revitalization and Multilingual Education in Ethnolinguistic Communities, July 2008, Bangkok, Thailand.
http://www.sil.org/sil/news/2008/mle-conference-planning.htm
For more information contact:
Barbara Trudell, Director of Academic Affairs
Email: barbara_trudell@sil.org
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Eritrea joins UNESCO’s Literacy Initiative for Empowerment |
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Eritrea
has joined LIFE - UNESCO’s Literacy’s Initiative for Empowerment. An regional
LIFE meeting took place in Maputo, Mozambique, from 29 to 30 January
2008. Some 17 African countries involved in LIFE participated – Benin, Burkina
Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria,
Senegal, Sierra Leone and Sudan. Also invited were Brazil and Haiti in an
effort to promote South-South cooperation. Other participants come from UNESCO
Field Offices, UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning (UIL) and international
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LIFE covers countries with the
highest levels of illiteracy. It is not a project or programme but rather a
strategic framework and support mechanism through which countries can
effectively set and implement their adult literacy and education policies and
collaborate with partners and stakeholders in their literacy
efforts.
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 LIFE brochure English (PDF)
LIFE brochure Français (PDF)
LIFE meeting Africa (PDF)
Eritrea country literacy report (PDF)
Eritrea presentation (PDF)
Maputo Strategic Platform for LIFE (PDF)
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Girls' primary school at Lamu World Heritage Site now connected to the world |
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UNESCO's Director General, Mr. Koichiro Matsuura, made a donation to a public primary school for girls on Lamu Island. Lamu, World Heritage Site, is a jewel of Swahili culture and the oldest best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa. Mr. Matsuura was taken through the narrow streets of the old town populated with dwellers and donkeys to one of the local primary schools for girls – Mkomani Primary School.
Mkomani is a large school built on sand. It was established over 30 years ago and has a school population of some 1,079 girls.
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There are 29 teachers (24 are paid by the government and 5 by the Parent Teachers Association). Last year only three girls from the school were accepted to National Secondary Schools. And only 43% of the graduating 8th grade class went on to secondary education.
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