COVID-19 Response – Leaders of Learning

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Key Information

Leaders of learning is a program designed by Dignitas in response to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the underlying educational needs that have emerged from school closures. This program is designed to equip, empower and support leaders within their skills enabling them to become community champions during this time of crisis. Leaders of learning take active roles in working with household clusters to provide learning and support the well-being of families. Dignitas coaches equip Leaders of learning with tools and techniques to ensure learners are engaged. Training and coaching are delivered remotely by Dignitas leadership coaches on a weekly basis.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

Not applicable or unknown

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2020 - 2020

Partner(s)

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
  • Remote Learning
Quality
  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • Teacher training
Cross-cutting areas
  • Community sensitization
  • Digital literacy
  • Emergencies and protracted crises
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached
  • Other family members
  • Parent-teacher associations/school management committees
  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male
Participants include
  • Other
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Community mobilization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement
  • Parent Teacher Associations (PTA)
Curriculum/learning
  • Increased availability of learning materials
  • Remedial education/skills
Educational Technology
  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
  • Digital learning materials/programs
  • Digital reading materials (non-textbook)
  • Online training
Increased availability of learning materials
  • Textbooks (digital)
Policy/legal environment
  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
School-related gender-based violence
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Social/gender norms change
  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
  • Work with community leaders
Teaching
  • Diagnostic feedback
  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
  • Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Tutoring - general

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Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Reduced absenteeism
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Increased agency and empowerment