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Mobile Schools, basic education for pastoralist communities in north eastern province, Kenya

Mobile Schools, basic education for pastoralist communities in north eastern province, Kenya

AXION

This mobile school initiative aims to increase access to education for children over 7 years old through the provision of culturally and religiously appropriate basic education to children who would otherwise find it difficult to access formal education. Structures are temporary and materials portable so they can be easily transported by camel as communities travel in search of water and pasture.  The education system in Kenya is structured and demand driven. Classrooms are fixed and timings and locations are inflexible. The mobile school initiative, however, takes into consideration the mobile lifestyle of nomadic communities. Schools are provided with a camel to transport portable chalkboards, tin of books and materials as communities move. Teaching is multi-grade to ensure all children in the community benefit. The established mobile schools, while focused on basic literacy and numeracy skills, equally cater to the Muslim religious traditions of the communities. The schools also house two teachers, a ‘dugsi’- traditional Qu’ranic teacher and a mobile school teacher who is selected by the community and trained by EMACK and NOHA. These teachers continue to live and move with the community and provide continuous education for pastoralist children. As a result, children can attend secular lessons for two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening.

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Education
Project
Africa
Kenya
Not particularly
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN

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