Expanding Inclusive Education Strategies for Girls with Disabilities Kenya

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Key Information

Leonard Cheshire's project aimed to increase the educational and vocational opportunities of 2,260 girls with disabilities in five counties within the Lake Region of Kenya. It tackled the specific barriers that girls with disabilities face in order to improve their quality of life, skills and livelihood opportunities.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

https://girlseducationchallenge.org/projects/project/expanding-inclusive-education-strategies-for-girls-with-disabilities-kenya/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2017 - 2022

Partner(s)

Cheshire Disability Services Kenya, Social Impact Institute and Ability Africa Foundation

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment
  • Primary to secondary transition
Other skills
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Vocational training
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school)

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational
  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Policymakers

Participants include

  • People with disabilities

Program Approaches Back to Top

Access to school
  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Community mobilization
Curriculum/learning
  • Increased availability of learning materials
Educational Technology
  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
Health and childcare services
  • Referrals to health services
Learning while working
  • Vocational training
Reducing economic barriers
  • Addressing cost of school supplies
  • Income-generating activities
School-related gender-based violence
  • Safe transportation
Social/gender norms change
  • Work with community leaders
Women's empowerment programs
  • Leadership training

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Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy
  • Increased progression to secondary school

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Increased agency and empowerment