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Nomadic education in Kenya through distance learning
The strategy paper “Getting to the hardest-to-reach: a strategy to provide education to nomadic communities in Kenya through distance learning” (2010, 29pp) was published by the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands and prepared by Jeremy Swift, assisted by Saverio Kratli. This strategy recognises the unique nature of nomadic […]
Community views on education for nomads
The booklet Towards education for nomads: community perspectives in Kenya (2010, 35pp) by Izzy Birch, Sue Cavanna, Daoud Abkula and Diyad Hujale captures the voices and concerns of Kenyan pastoralists about education. It was produced as part of a broader action-research programme to guide the Government of Kenya’s strategy for nomadic education. The purpose of […]
Life on the move: film
Cross-border livestock trade in dryland eastern Africa significantly contributes to enhancing food security and generating wealth. It supports the livelihoods of a wide range of actors including pastoralists, livestock traders and processors. The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), with financial and technical support from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), organised […]
Education and resilience in Kenya’s arid lands
The UNICEF “Study of education and resilience in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands” (2015, 86pp) uses a resilience framework to ask how various education systems in the arid lands are helping or hindering young people and their societies to absorb shocks, adapt to and minimise stresses, and transform in positive ways when confronted with internal […]
Policy for nomadic education in Kenya
The Revised Policy Framework for Nomadic Education in Kenya (2015, 32pp) issued by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is an updated version of the 2009 version of the policy framework, revised to reflect the structural and socioeconomic changes that took place in Kenya since 2009, e.g. the devolved governance structures, the bill of […]