Anybody interested in education, should look through some of the graphs in this very accessible report on the state of Kenyan education. As a follow on to the the vital call to action on education across Africa, by Nana Akufo-Addo and Jakaya Kikwete (see my last post), this report clearly shows what a country like Kenya needs to do to raise the standard for all children.
The solutions are pretty simple. Books, teachers, better teacher training, schools with basic facilities as standard. It is entirely achievable, people just need to want it enough to make it happen.
However, it isn’t easy for parents who have never been to school themselves, to recognize what good education looks like, or even how much it is needed. Which is one of the reasons schools such as ours are so important, the are an example of what can be done. They are a beacon lighting the way for others to follow.
https://usawaagenda.org/project/foundational-literacy-and-numeracy-assessment-report-2023/
