Posts Tagged ‘home education’
We’re hiring: Education Program Manager, Kenya
UPDATE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. Child Protection Statement: We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. So They Can is an inclusive employer So They Can Kenya is a chapter of So They Can International. As an NGO, So…
Read MoreBrightening futures through our SolarBuddy partnership
Did you know that energy poverty plunges 1.4 billion into complete darkness every night, as they lack equal access to clean power? As a result, millions rely on primitive forms of energy like charcoal and firewood, which have a huge devastating impact on the environment, economy, health and education of millions of children. We’ve…
Read MoreOur Aberdare Primary School library goes mobile
When COVID-19 hit Kenya, the country’s lock down policy was abrupt and a strict curfew was enforced. Schools closed so suddenly that no one had a chance to prepare or take anything that they needed. After a few weeks Joan, our amazing librarian at Aberdare Primary School, returned to the school to rearrange the…
Read MoreRunning For a Cause: Sophia’s lockdown challenge inspires us all
At times like this, knowing we have the support of our amazing community truly means the world. So when we heard of the incredible goal that So They Can supporter, Sophia, set herself while off school due to COVID-19 closures, we jumped at the chance to share her story with you! Sophia Thompson is a Year 9…
Read MoreStudents Collect Their Home Education Packs
As it stands globally, 810 million students in developing countries are currently out of school due to COVID-19 [Global Partnership for Education]. Our students in Kenya and Tanzania are no exception, however our teams have been working tremendously hard to change this. With the development of our home education packs now complete, over the last couple…
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