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Education in Kenya refers to the education system in Kenya. It is considered a basic right that should be offered to every individual. Education in Kenya predates to as early as the 18th century among the Swahili people. The earliest school was established by missionaries in Rabai. During the colonial era, the number of Kenyans with exposure to ...
In secondary school, 51.6% of enrolled students are male and 48.4% are female. UNICEF reports that the greatest gender disparity exists among the poorest quintile group of Kenya, with attendance rates being 33.1% and 25% for males and females respectively. [5] What is very clear is that there is a distinct difference in rates of enrollment for ...
The Women’s Institute for Secondary Education and Research (WISER) International is a non-profit organization providing high-quality girls' education, holistic health resources, and community-oriented support in Muhuru Bay, Kenya.
The first 10 girls admitted to the school arrived on 28 February 1948 and came from all the different provinces in Kenya as is still the case today. In 1961, Alliance Girls High School was one of the first five schools in Africa to offer the Higher School Certificate (at the time, the equivalent of A Levels and a requirement for university ...
v. t. e. The history of the evolution of the traits of women in Kenya can be divided into Women within Swahili culture, Women in British Kenya, and Kenyan Women post-Independence. [3] The condition and status of the female population in Kenya has faced many changes over the past century. Kenya was a British colony from 1888 until 1963. [4]
1978 (age 45–46) Enoosaen, Kilgoris, Kenya [1] Education. Randolph-Macon Woman's College, University of Pittsburgh. Known for. Anti- FGM work. Kakenya Ntaiya (born 1978) [2] is a Kenyan educator, feminist and social activist . She is the founder and president of the Kakenya Center for Excellence, a primary boarding school for girls in the ...
Daraja Academy was founded in 2009 by Jenni and Jason Doherty – educators from the San Francisco Bay Area who, after visiting Kenya in 2006, saw the need for girls’ education in the country. [2] Noting the degree to which gender determined educational opportunity and the correlation between education and job opportunity, the Dohertys ...
A National Girls' School which focus in helping disadvantaged girls from low income earning families to access education. It is a sister school of the Starehe Boys' Centre and School and it emulates its principals. The school's director is Margaret Wanjohi. Njambi was inspired to start a quality high school for bright girls from poor ...