Kenya SchoolNet

Kenya SchoolNET is a NGO that operates exclusively for educational non-profit purposes. It aims to work in partnership to foster and support the realization of access and equity in education through the use of ICTs. It also intends to promote collaboration and cooperation among stakeholders and share knowledge and experience.

Kenya SchoolNET was set up in 2020 with the objectives of:

• Expanding the availability of the national information infrastructure to the education sector
• Creating partnerships and value-chains among all those in the ICT and education industry – public, private, and civil society
• Developing and/or packaging educational content and technologies appropriate to ICTs based teaching and learning environments
• Learning and localizing best practices from other countries in Africa and beyond; and
• Assisting in curriculum integration and content development.

Vision:

Education access for all Kenyan Youth through the use of ICTs

Mission:

SchoolNET Kenya will catalyse access to education for Kenyan Youth through the development of access and use of ICTs in primary and secondary school education.

Flagship projects:

• Connectivity to Schools (Kenya SchoolNET East Africa ICT Annual Youth Congress)
• Teacher Development (Kenya Teachers e-Forum, Kenya SchoolNET Africa ICTs Teacher Annual Convention)
• Engendering ICTs in Education
• Content Development; and
• Curriculum Integration and Development.

SchoolNET Kenya has developed partnerships with a range of organizations. These include:

• Kenya College of Communications and Technologies (KCCT)
• Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK)
• Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
• SchoolNet Africa (SNA)
• Kenya Education Network (KENET)
• New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)
• African Virtual University (AVU)
• Kenya Institute of Education (KIE)
• Kenya Technical Teachers Training (KTTC)
• Global Teenage Project

Ongoing projects include:

• Kenya Teachers e-Forum
• ThinkQuest Africa

Projects soon to be implemented:

• Regional Teacher Training Programme
• Capacity Building for Curriculum Developers in Maths and Science.

Contact:  SchoolNET Kenya National Coordinator

Ms Lucy W. Kinyanjui

[email protected]

PO Box 59560

Nairobi, Kenya.

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Global Education Partnership  - Kenya

Global Education Partnership (G.E.P.) is a non-profit organization with divisions in the United States, Kenya, Guatemala, Tanzania and Indonesia. The mission of Global Education Partnership is “to provide access to educational resources that increase the capacity of young people to become employable and self-reliant in today’s global marketplace.” The GEP programme is based on a participatory philosophy, where participants play an integral role in the project.

G.E.P. has been working with Kenyan communities since 2020. Thus far achievements have included:

• Over $119,000 in educational resources has been raised for low-income children and youth in over 130 primary and secondary schools in Kenya through the Educational Resource Development Programme (ERDP). In the Educational Resource Development Programme (ERDP), schools in low-income, rural communities determine the educational resources they need and raise 50% of the funds required for the project. G.E.P. facilitates this process, and supplies the matching 50% from U.S. donors.
• Entrepreneurship, work readiness and computer skills have been taught to over 550 students through the Entrepreneurship and Employment Training Programme (EETP).
• Over $4,000 has been awarded in increments of $150 to over 25 small businesses, including general stores, small dairies, a chicken ranch, and a bee keeping project.
•  7 workshops have been conducted since 2020 with Kenyan community leaders, parents and teachers covering a range of topics.

Contact: Jacqueline Kahura Country Director, [email protected]

Website: http://www.geponline.org/project_sites/kenya.shtml

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IEARN Kenya

iEARN works with a limited number of schools, in Nairobi, Wundanyi and other communities. In Wundanyi, iEARN collaborates with the Global Education Partnership to link up students through local community centres. There is a focus on environmental and development projects. iEARN is also working with local networks in Nairobi to expand networking to additional schools.

Contact: Jacqueline Jumbe [email protected]

Website: http://www.iearn.org/globe/globe_Africa.html

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Kenya Education Network (KENET)

KENET was started with an aim to establish sustainable communication and networking among educational institutions in Kenya that facilitates wide use of Internet technology in teaching, research and sharing of other information resources to the general public at affordable cost.

KENET initially aims to interconnect all the universities and a selected number of tertiary and research institutions in Kenya. The broad of objectives of network include:

• Setting up a cost-effective and sustainable private network with high-speed access to the global Internet
• Facilitating electronic communications among students and faculty in member institutions 
• Sharing teaching and learning resources 
• Providing a platform and infrastructure for electronic teaching and learning. 
• Collaboration in research and development of educational content.

Contact:

The Kenya Education Network Secretariat

University of Nairobi,

The Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library,

Local Project Offices (LPO), 1st Floor

P.O. Box 62000, Nairobi.

Tel. +254 02 334244 Ext. 28209, 28058

Mobile: 2020 424073

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.kenet.org