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Promoting quality learning for refugees in Kenya

Daniel Njuguna d.njuguna@xavierproject.org

Xavier Project? • We are an international non-profit making NGO –

supporting urban refugees in Kenya and Uganda. • Our objective is to ensure refugees have access to

quality education • We have education support programmes and

Tamuka computer hubs where refugee get ICT courses for free in both Kenya and Uganda

• In 2014 Xavier Project started the ENEZA learning programme for urban refugees in Nairobi

• 2016, Xavier project will extend the programme in Kenya to Dadaab and Kakuma refugees camps.

• We believe that everyone has the right to equal opportunities and protection wherever they live and whatever their background.

• Globally this right is denied to refugees and we use education to change this.

• Refugees situation

Eneza’s mission is to make 50 million kids across Africa

smarter through the use of mobile technology. Provides engaging learner-centred educational content

relevant to the local context to over 500,000 students Content used is approved by KICD and is tailored to fit

KNEC examination format

Eneza’s mission is to make 50 million kids across Africa

smarter through the use of mobile technology. Provides engaging learner-centred educational content

relevant to the local context to over 500,000 students Content used is approved by KICD and is tailored to fit

KNEC examination format

Eneza’s mission is to make 50 million kids across Africa smarter through the use of mobile technology. Provides engaging learner-centred educational content relevant to the local context to over 500,000 students Content used is approved by KICD and is tailored to fit KNEC examination format

Kenya is home for multinational refugees • For over 2 decades refugee camps have been in existence in

Kenya with Somali, South-Sudanese, Congolese, Rwandese, Ugandan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Burundian refugees.

• Education which was regarded as an “emergency” now is “permanent”

• The camps are faced with many challenges including insecurity which paralyses learning

• Urban refugees are also faced with challenges in getting admission in schools, poverty and police harassment.

• Poverty makes it difficult for parents to purchase important text books and revision books for students – this affects both camp and urban refugees

Over 1 Million Refugees are in Uganda and Kenya. Around 200,000 living in urban areas

80% urban refugee income

spent on food and rent

35% of primary age not accessing school

42% in Dadaab refugee camp

Learning continues anywhere anytime

How is this possible?

• The mobile programme is called ENEZA – a Swahili word meaning spread.

• ENEZA is a mobile learning tool accessible to students via SMS

• Any type of mobile phone can access the programme contents

• No internet required • Students can access content of all examinable

subjects taught in class

What students can access

•Unlimited revision content for ALL examinable subjects with instant marking and revision •Select any subject of interest •Select topic of interest •Request mini-lessons/ tutorials of any topic/subject •Ask-a Teacher feature •My marks •Extras • Gamefication feature

What appears on the phone screen

What students need to do …. Dial on their mobile:

*291# and send Or

Send the word START to short code number 20851

Teachers are not left behind…

Teachers are intensively trained on how to use their platform Teachers platform can access: • All students content • Teachers refresher training course on pedagogy,

classroom management etc. • Teachers guide content • Assign homework and receive feedback on

students performance and those who did not attempt

Administrator Online Platform

• All data on registered students are automatically uploaded on this platform

• Individualized student activity, time, date and performance can be accessed here

• Inactive and poor performing students can be detected

• Data analysis for all students can also be generated

Practical demonstration on how the programme works

http://mwalimoo.com/profiles/group/13

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Manual data recording from students phones • Online platform • Students feedback questionnaire • Performance tracker from baseline exams at

the start of the programme and exams at the end of the year

Xavier Project-Eneza Education Partnership in 2016 targets: • 680 Urban refugee children in

Nairobi • 1000 in Dadaab Refugees Camp • 500 in Kakuma Refugees Camp • 200 in Turkana West

Advantages

• Cost effective ($1.6) per student per month • No internet required • Learning continues despite teachers strike, insecurity • Student can request academic content from any class

level • Serves as additional learning to what the teacher

taught in class • Boost students performance by 22.7% • Parents can access their children performance • Students gets certificate and transcript upon

completion of individual grade course.

Challenges

• Access to mobile phones despite any phone is acceptable

• Serious community sensitization required for parents to support

• Child will only use the programme at home and after completing school work

• Irrelevant use of parents phones by some students – naught ones never miss

• Pullout due to resettlement, lost mobile phones etc.

Future plans

• Work with phone manufacturers/ mobile network service providers to produce customized phones that can only be use for academic purpose

• Joint online and manual monitoring

Thank you

• Presented by:

Daniel Njuguna Xavier Project, Kenya

Email: d.njuguna@xavierproject.org +254722744416

Skype: Daniel Mburu Njuguna