Posts Tagged ‘kenya’
Behind the numbers: How we collect data to reflect, adapt and scale our work.
At So They Can, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) underpins everything we do. MEL is critical to understand how effective and efficient our interventions are. It is also an opportunity to inform learning, foster continuous program improvement, and provide evidence for scaling up our programs. How do we measure our impact at So They Can?Our…
Read MoreAddressing the more complex barriers to education: Kenya’s Community Development Program
At So They Can, it is through our Education Program that we implement all the essentials for quality education – from infrastructure to teacher training to school management. However, achieving our ultimate aim of tackling poverty through access to quality education also requires a deep, nuanced and culturally appropriate understanding of the multiple barriers that…
Read MoreLocal Leaders Series: Meet Boniface Mouti, Country Manager, Kenya
Our teams in Kenya and Tanzania are the backbone of our organisation. Everyday, they are working to ensure that children across Tanzania and Kenya can break the cycle of poverty through access to quality education. Our entire on-the-ground team is made up of local nationals who have a deep, nuanced and culturally appropriate understanding of…
Read MoreThe opportunity to flourish beyond primary school: Looking to the future and expanding So They Can’s Education Program
At So They Can, our ultimate goal is to reduce poverty through access to quality education in Kenya and Tanzania. We have historically worked to achieve this goal through mobilising our Education Program in government primary schools. However, as the number of children at So They Can supported schools has increased, and the number of…
Read More“I Escaped From Home”: Choosing Education Over Child Marriage
Mercy dreams of becoming a doctor. She wants to help people in her community and make life easier for her family. Today, sitting in her Form 3 classroom at Nginyang Girls Secondary School in Baringo, Kenya, that dream feels possible… but a few years ago, it didn’t. Mercy is the eldest of 7 children. After…
Read MoreBreaking The Cycle of Child Marriage: Judy’s Story
In the communities where So They Can works, up to 60% of girls are at risk of dropping out of school and having their futures cut short due to child marriage or Female Genital Cutting (FGC). Poverty, social pressure, and limited opportunities often leave families feeling like they have no other option. Through our education…
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