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Kenya Focus country EdTech Hub works in six focus countries (Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Tanzania) to conduct research, support governments, and support scale-up of EdTech programmes. “Female students with teacher on computer” by Ericsson Images is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 READ KENYA COUNTRY SCAN Population: 47.6 million Median age: 20 years Internet penetration: 43% Mobile penetration:…
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Kenya is a country of the youth according to the 2019 Census results which shows that 75% of the 47.6 million population is under the age of 35.
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The Kenyan education system has very limited re-entry options for learners who drop out before attaining secondary school certificate. It is very difficult to access training and or secure a job that requires at least secondary school education. This study examined the prospects of initiating Open and Distance e-Learning(ODeL) in re-entry programmes into high school for out of school Young Adult Secondary School Dropouts (Y.A.S.S.D). The study focused on the enablers and challenges of...
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Learning English Language by Radio in Primary Schools in Kenya By Florence Y. Odera (PhD) P.O.Box 2303, Kisumu, Kenya Introduction and background information One of the
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What constraints arise when translating successful NGO programs to improve public services in developing countries into government policy? We report on a randomized trial embedded within a nationwide reform of teacher hiring in Kenyan government primary schools. New teachers offered a fixed-term contract by an international NGO significantly raised student test scores, while teachers offered identical contracts by the Kenyan government produced zero impact. Observable differences in teacher...
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School closures in Kenya have devastating consequences for marginalized learners.
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Tusome focuses on four key interventions developed and proven to improve literacy outcomes in Kenya. Learn about the impact of this program.
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News and Press Release in English on Kenya about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Drought and more; published on 5 Oct 2022 by ASAL Humanitarian Network
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Kenya is one of the most technology-advanced countries in Africa, which has had many christen it the Silicon Savannah, powered by its mobile penetration.
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Kenya's response to the COVID-19 epidemic challenges its reputation as the Silicon Savannah when it comes to the switch to digital education.
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Across Kenya, literacy rates in primary schools are significantly lower than expected despite increased access and enrollment. The Kenyan education system is seeking to improve learning outcomes by instilling better instructional practices, expanding resources for teacher training, and developing learning materials that support multilingual literacy. Kenya’s approach to the challenge of raising literacy and learning outcomes is unique in its ambitious goals and well-researched methods for achieving its goal at a national scale.
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An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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The new Kenyan curriculum emphasizes the role of parents as essential to their children’s education and in the success of curriculum implementation. The development requires a change in how parents and the community interact with schools and education. The perception in Kenya has always been that education is the sole responsibility of the school and the teacher. And so, parental involvement in Kenya has mainly been limited to financial contributions and teacher-parent meetings. With the...
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The new Kenyan curriculum emphasizes the role of parents as essential to their children’s education and in the success of curriculum implementation. The development requires a change in how parents and the community interact with schools and education. The perception in Kenya has always been that education is the sole responsibility of the school and the teacher. And so, parental involvement in Kenya has mainly been limited to financial contributions and teacher-parent meetings. With the...
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Abdinoor Alimahdi is a former telecommunications engineer from Kenya. He is an Award winning EdTech innovator and social entrepreneur. Some of the awards include: Best 100 startups (StartupIs…
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The information and communications technology (ICT) industry thrives in Kenyan cities, but vast rural tracts in Northern Kenya are stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide. One of the weakest links is a lack of infrastructure, both for […]
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With support from the Global Partnership for Education, the Government of Kenya is making strides in ensuring that all girls – including those living in the poorest and most remote areas of the country - have access to quality education.
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A randomized evaluation in rural Kenya finds, contrary to the previous literature, that providing textbooks did not raise average test scores. Textbooks did increase the scores of the best students (those with high pretest scores) but had little effect on other students. Textbooks are written in English, most students' third language, and many students could not use them effectively. More generally, the curriculum in Kenya, and in many other developing countries, tends to be oriented toward...
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An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Internet penetration in Africa has been accelerated, with Kenya at the fore front at over 89.5% penetration, this penetration has led to an increase in knowledge repository for Kenyans to choose from and as a result E-learning has steadily increased not only in tertiary institutions but in informal learning as well. Facebook and YouTube are some of the web based tools, – that are listed as having potential applications for teaching and learning. As a result, it is essential to understand the...
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