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OUTREACH
Kenya is located on equatorial East Africa covering approximately 582, 650 sq km. It
shares borders with Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania to the south. She
has a coastline of 536km fronting the Indian Ocean and a landscape that is topologically
diverse.
Kenya has a population of over 30 million inhabitants with most of them dwelling in
rural areas, with the urban population of approximately 25%. The people of Kenya are as
diverse and contrasting as the country’s landscapes. They include the Cushitic speaking
nomads, Bantu speakers and the Nilotes.
TARGET GROUPS –the nature of educational access and exclusion in each setting
and the process used to identify IFP targets
Not all deserving individuals in the Kenya have equal chances of getting access to
educational opportunities. Even at individual country level, there are disparities which have
been caused not only by the economic settings, but also by the political backgrounds of
certain regions, leading to inequalities. Marginalization has been mainly along the following
factors:
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Gender: In the whole region, women are more often denied access to education,
rehabilitation, labour protection, and health care because of cultural preferences for
males. Most communities still see it as a waste of resources to take women to school,
more so to university institutions.
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Poverty: The majority of the population is poor and can therefore not afford the high cost
of advanced university education. It must be noted that in the whole of the East African
region, the majority of the populace are peasants who live and depend on subsistence
farming as their main source of survival. With the harsh climatic conditions found in
most parts of the region, plus the population increase putting pressure on the arable land,
it is becoming increasingly difficult to provide education to all deserving cases.
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Disability: Persons with specific physical disabilities are usually disadvantaged when
they have to compete with their able counterparts, without special educational facilities to
acquire learning.
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Political Systems: People who live in countries in conflict or post-conflict situations are
disadvantaged when it comes to educational access. In Kenya we have had sporadic
ethnic clashes which are normally heightened during election time.
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Ethnic Minorities: Persons belonging to certain ethnic communities especially those
small non-assertive groups are disadvantaged when it comes to distribution of resources;
they face further challenges in maintaining their own cultural institutions such as
language.
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Social and Geographic Setting: People who live in the rural areas have limited access to
quality education as compared to their rural counterparts where most of the good schools
and highly qualified teachers are concentrated. Due to their way of life, some ethnic
groups (e.g. the nomadic communities) have less educational opportunities.
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Refugees: People, who live outside their countries of origin and cannot return owing to
fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, or political opinion, find
themselves in particularly difficult situations. In addition to the harsh conditions in
which refugees find themselves (such as living in refugee camps, or when applying for
refugee status in third countries) their access to education is also interrupted.
KILIFI
Situated on the Kenyan coast, Kilifi district, has an estimated population of over half a million
people and is ranked among the poorest in the country. Low rainfall, illiteracy, land tenure
system and backward cultural behavior have contributed to the current situation in the district.
Through the Ford Foundation office in Nairobi, we are going to link up with about ten of their
partners (NGOs and CBOs) along the Kenyan coast for purposes of outreach. We are in the
process of getting the contact persons in these organizations for purposes of finalizing our
program.
Also at the coast are two alumni- Caroline Kathomi (KILIFI) and Peter Lokol (Mombasa and the
coast in general), who we shall link up with during this process.
Other organizations who are actively involved in development activities such as PLAN Kenya (in
Kwale) and the Kenya Episcopal Conference, Commission for Education (in Kwale, Kilifi and
Malindi), have expressed strong interest in working with us.
TURKANA
Turkana has for decades been the preferred metaphor for hardship, insecurity and poverty. If
sheer size alone would guarantee a district’s development, Turkana would be the most developed
in Kenya with a total area of 70,667 square kilometers. As a result of a series of droughts in the
arid Northwest of Kenya, which have led to the drying up of rivers, dams, the local communities
have resorted to arms to ensure their own survival and that of their livestock. Water and grazing
land have become so precious that the locals use small arms to settle disputes over scarce
resources leading to deaths of people and livestock especially along the Uganda border region.
Most schools in the district lack basic facilities including desks, and donors who include NGOs
have been the government’s key supporters in improving school facilities in the district.
WEST POKOT
When West Pokot is mentioned, what come to mind are the cattle rustling and clan disputes over
water or pasture. Venturing into the district without armed escort is risky and it is probably the
reason why many Kenyans know little about development in the area. Kapenguria the
headquarters is about 430kms from Nairobi. The journey is tough and torturous as the road is
damaged. The district is 80% arid and characterized by harsh climatic conditions. The Pokot
mainly keep livestock.
EAST AND WEST POKOT AND BARINGO DISTRICTS
These two districts have some of the most marginalized communities in the country. For example
we have the Jemps community in the Baringo district, where to date there has been only one
Female graduate. We also hope to do outreach in parts of Pokot district.
Our main outreach partners in these two areas are FE- Gerald Mutuku, who is a District Officer in
Baringo and who has a very strong network and understanding of the area; as well as David
Pkosing, who is an FE from the Pokot Community and working with the Catholic Peace and
Justice Commission in the same area.
OUTREACH PLAN (OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2005)
Our Outreach Plan for the Year 2006 is going to be carried out in the months of
October and November, 2005 and will target the following main areas:
COASTAL KENYA
SAMBURU, MARSABIT AND TRANSMARA DISTRICTS
The Maasai, Samburu, Borana and Gabbra communities are the main target groups in
these three areas. We are in the process of identifying strong groups to work with in
these two areas. We are also going to partner with two alumni- Kulamo Bullo in the
Samburu area and Yattani Dido in the Marsabit area.
OUTREACH STRAGEGY
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Taifa Leo -Loose inserts
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Turkana district (Kaituko)
Eglah Kamau
(Tel: 32088605/6/7)0722789941
Chairman of the organizing committee for the convention held during the last
week of December, 2004 “The Turkana we want”. Participants included NGO’s,
government, faith based organizations, MPs and ordinary wananchi.
-Brochures, fliers and posters sent out (P.O. Box 208, Lodwar)
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NGO Council (Tel: 2715259/ 2738288)
-Annual General Meeting to be held on Saturday, 22 Jan. 2005 at Ufungamano
hse. Contact person –Mary Kiae (membership liaison officer). Circulation of
brochures, fliers and posters.
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Kenya Episcopal Conference, Catholic Secretariat, Commission for
Education. Contact- Augusta Muthigania (Tel: 4443133-5/ 0722731416)
-Christian Churches Education Association- Peter Kasuku (Tel: 577249/
566059)
-Seventh Day Adventist Church- Peter Otewa (Tel: 2722718/ 271907)
-National Council of Churches Kenya (NCCK)
Bwibo Adievi (2721249/ 2724099) 0734 989702
-Muslim (Abdulrahman Wandati) and Hindu organizations
-Mr. Jakait, Secretary Justice and Peace Commission (Tel: 0723973248)
Country-wide in over 50 dioceses and over 700 parishes. Some of the very
marginalized areas include:
-Kilifi
-Kwale
-Malindi
-Taita Taveta
-Lodwar
-Maralal
-Marakwet
-West Pokot
-Baringo East
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Catholic Justice and Peace Commission, W. Pokot
David Pkosping (0733-472214)
KAJIADO AND MAGADI DISTRICTS
-Simba Maasai Outreach Organisation (SIMOO) – Oloshoibor
-Olepolos primary school, Olepolos
-Mainyoitto Pastoralist Intergrated Development Organisation (MPIDO)- Oltepesi
-ICROSS Community Health Program- Inyonyorri
-World Vision Iloodaniak ADP