Tag Archives: kenya

Schools closing is a risk to our village’s future

Posted on 22 April 2020 by GEM Report

By Francis Silvester, director of a school in rural Kenya I run a private school called Tower of Light in a rural place commonly known as Yala Swamp 17km away from Siaya town in Kenya. It is a registered school … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Disaster preparedness, Gender, Out-of-school children, Rural areas, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, kenya, out of school | 2 Comments

George teaches in a double-shift school in a refugee camp in Kenya to increase access to education

Posted on 15 March 2019 by GEM Report

This content comes from our newly released interactive youth version of the 2019 GEM Report. Low and middle income countries hosted about 89% of all refugees in 2017. About 52% of all refugees are under the age of 18. About … Continue reading →

Posted in migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged 2019 gem report, 2019 Youth Report, displaced populations, displacement, kenya, migration | 1 Comment

Kenya’s primary schools (or those with electricity) to get laptops any time now

Posted on 4 March 2016 by GEM Report

The government in Kenya is about to live up to its 2013 election pledge and deliver laptops to primary schools any day now, or, at least, to all primary schools with electricity… Kenya’s education system is in need of an … Continue reading →