Tapping into RELI’s Education Data Magic!

Remember the spark of hope you felt when Dr. Joyce Malombe’s words resonated at the national convenings in 2023? Her message was that each action we take at Regional Education Learning Initiative (RELI), every byte of data we harness, is…
RELI Africa at CIES 2023

RELI Africa is delighted to be participating in big numbers at this year’s CIES in Washington DC. Various RELI members will be hosting panels and presenting papers, both online and in-person. Their presentations will focus on contexualised innovations, policies, research and pedagogical approaches that can make education more equitable for all children. RELI Africa will also have a booth at the physical CIES conference where you can engage with us and learn more about our peer learning initiative that works to develop partnerships and enhance collaborations that will bring us closer to achieving equitable education in East Africa and beyond. Below is a detailed outline of the papers and panels we will be hosting at CIES.
REPORT: Do Our Children in Kenya Have Life Skills and Values?

By ALiVE team, Values and Life Skills Thematic Group The Assessment of Life Skills and Values in East Africa (ALiVE) team recently released its Do our children in Kenya have Life Skills and Values? report which shares findings about Kenyan…
Why Life Skills and Values Should Matter to our Society

By Purity Ngina Currently, Kenyans are debating the value of the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC). Some support it while others are pointing out the gaps that exist. However, missing from this debate, is a consideration of the core-competences – the…
RELI Africa’s micro-data library is set to strengthen RELI’s impact in education policy making

Njuhi Chege (Well Made Strategy) sat down with Kennedy Kamau and Moses Ngware of African Population and Health Research Center (APHRAC) to find out about their progress on RELI AFRICA’s micro-data library, and the impact they hope it will have…
Ugandan Children are in school, but they are not learning

By Judith Nyakaisiki Evidence shows that children are in school but not learning. This is demonstrated annually through assessments conducted by Uwezo Uganda. According to Uwezo Uganda findings from a learning assessment carried out in 2021, the overall proportion of children…
Life skills can prepare our children to navigate a difficult job market

By the Values and Lifeskills Thematic group, RELI Kenya According to the 2020 Kenya census report, 38.9 per cent of young Kenyans are jobless. These findings confirm data from a 2020 World Bank report that positions the 7.3 youth unemployment…
For parents to support their children’s learning, we need to support them

By Grace Musiimire All Ugandan children of school going age have the right to enrol in school until they complete university – the ideal level for education completion in Uganda. However, sometimes this is not the case. Children in many…
Consultancy to develop a Strategic Plan for RELI Uganda 2023-2025

The overall objective of this consultancy is to support RELI Uganda to develop a three-year strategy (2023-2025) in a participatory manner involving RELI members and other selected stakeholders, thereby ensuring a sense of ownership and local relevance.

