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…
Category: Teacher Development
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…
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…
Towards Inclusive Education in Uganda
By Dolorence Naswa Were The Uganda Society for Disabled Children is a 35-year-old NGO, operating in fourteen Ugandan districts, that is committed to recognising and…
RELI@5: A Champion for Growth and Advocacy
By Fundi Bots As the common adage goes, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” RELI…
Improving teachers’ instructional design to nurture critical thinking amongst Ugandan learners
By Mauro Giacomazzi Over the last ten years, I have become increasingly intrigued by the assertion that young people across the globe lack “21st-century skills,”…
The Power of RELI Networks, for Shared Learning and Transforming Organisations
By Deborah Kimathi I’ve had the privilege of serving as Country Lead for RELI Kenya since late 2017. To describe it as a rollercoaster would be an understatement. It has however, been an…
Action-oriented research seeks to transform school leadership in Uganda
By Dr. John Mary Vianney Mitana, Principal, Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education Students showcasing their innovations during a science congress Action oriented research to…
Opening and closing schools in urban informal settlements – the Dignitas approach
The Dignitas team consulting
Home Learning Kits improve learning
Students from pastoralist communities keen in class before the covid-19 pandemic
A Community-Collaborative Approach to Education Reform
By Building Tomorrow When the covid-19 pandemic hit the world in early 2020, governments globally ordered lockdowns, which stalled many socio-economic activities. In Uganda, schools…
Covid -19 Budget Cuts Affect Child Rights Programming in Eastern Africa
By Andiwo Obondoh and Margaret Wawira East Africa’s three waves of covid-19 in 2020/2021 have resulted in a lot of stress and immense strain on…