Wezesha Elimu Project

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Key Information

The Wezesha Elimu Project aims to ensure that children with disabilities have a fundamental right to education like all other children.The project is guided by the following policies and acts: 1.United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD, 2006); the 2. Basic Education Act, 2013; 3. the 2018 Sector Policy for learners and trainees with disabilities which emphasizes the need to increase access, enhance retention, and improve quality and relevance of education to all; 4. Kenya Vision 2030, in particular this social pillar envisions attainment of globally competitive quality education for all children including those with disabilities; 5.The Basic Education Act (2013) which provides for free and compulsory basic education for all, promotion of quality and relevant education and provides for the right to equal standards of education; 6.Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 which requires member states to ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning.

The project interventions includes: the provision of specialist medical services through mobile clinics targeting children with disabilities with no access to treatment and surgical interventions, mobile clinics for diagnosis and provision of related services to patients, carrying out specialized pediatric orthopedic surgical interventions, providing mobility devices to children with disabilities, conducting orthopedic rehabilitation on children with disabilities, providing post-operative care to children who have received treatment, strengthen appropriate placement, retention and transition of learners with disabilities in inclusive education, providing safe, accessible and learner-friendly environment for children with disabilities, direct support to learners with disabilities and schools through provision of dignity kit and specialized teaching/learning resources to learners with disabilities, facilitating EARCs to conduct functional assessments, referrals and placement of children with disabilities, sensitization of teachers and members of boards of management on disabilities and the concept of inclusive education, increasing awareness level among target schools, families and communities on the rights of children with disabilities, awareness creation sessions in schools on disabilities and inclusive education, and provision of psychosocial support to patients and parents after undergoing surgery


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2021 - 2030

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Quality

  • School quality

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational
  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

  • Parent-teacher associations/school management committees
  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • People with disabilities

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Health and childcare services

  • Mobile clinics (testing, vaccines, etc.)
  • Referrals to health services

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Sanitary product distribution

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe and welcoming schools

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased school enrolment (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • Improved mental health