Jielimishe (Educate Yourself)

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

This project aimed to improve the life chances of 10,120 marginalised girls in primary and secondary school, allowing them to complete a full cycle of education and transition to the next level. This included alternative pathways such as technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

https://girlseducationchallenge.org/projects/project/jielimishe-educate-yourself/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2017 - 2022

Partner(s)

SOS Children’s Villages Kenya

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education

Funder(s)

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 completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Vocational training

Quality

  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

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

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

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders

Participants include

  • Other

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Adult (non-teacher) mentors

Policy/legal environment

  • Public-private partnerships

Reducing economic barriers

  • Conditional cash transfers (including non-cash goods) to individuals/households
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom

Women's empowerment programs

  • Self-help groups (non-financial)

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 primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

General Contact Information
I Choose Life - Africa (ICL)
info@ichooselife.or.ke
+254204442931