No One Out Project (NOO Project)

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

The No One Out project targets to improve access to education by children with disabilities in informal settlements in Nairobi. The project  implemented in the urban informal settlements in the Eastlands region of Nairobi County. The project works with Education Assessment and Resource Centre (EARC) Curriculum Support Officers – Special Needs Education (CSO-SNE) to identify, assess, refer and place children with disabilities. The assessment is done to identify children with disabilities and inform early interventions that include; referral for medical interventions and follow up to ensure they enroll later in schools, placement in schools for education, linkages for psychosocial support and registration with social protection schemes. They partner with the school administration to address barriers that hinder children with disabilities from accessing education and achieving full inclusion. The support to schools include awareness creation about disabilities and inclusive education, enhancing access by improving the facilities to be accommodative and accessible by learners with disabilities, and provision of resource materials for learning to children with disabilities. They work with community members to create awareness about disabilities and the concept of inclusive education with the aim of achieving full inclusion in schools and communities.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2021 - 2030

Partner(s)

Education Assessment and Resource Centre (EARC), Curriculum Support Officers – Special Needs Education (CSO-SNE)

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Christian Blind Mission (CBM)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Quality

  • School quality

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Other community members - female, Other community members - male, School administrators

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

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • People with disabilities

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement
  • School management committees

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of schools

Health and childcare services

  • Referrals to health services

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased literacy
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved health - other
  • Improved mental health