Education  Kenya Project #28738

Educational opportunities in Kenya & Uganda

by Education Partnerships Africa
Educational opportunities in Kenya & Uganda
Educational opportunities in Kenya & Uganda
Educational opportunities in Kenya & Uganda
Educational opportunities in Kenya & Uganda
Educational opportunities in Kenya & Uganda
Educational opportunities in Kenya & Uganda

Project Report | Mar 10, 2020
Head Teachers are Amazing

By Kate Bulteel | Project Coordinator

It’s been five years since I’ve been in Kenya, and three since I was part of an EPAfrica Summer Team. This is my first time in Kisii. 


I’ve been involved with EPAfrica every year since 2011-12; I’m now one of the Directors because I care so much about the work EPAfrica does. I enjoy my role in the UK. Being here, however, has reminded me why I love EPAfrica so much. Specifically, three Head Teachers I met have been absolutely great people who have done so much already to improve their students’ chances.

Let me give a couple brief examples. Our first year of investment at Buyonge High School was in 2017. Not only did every single teacher I met while I was there say how much they enjoyed having the Project Workers, but the PWs and school had clearly worked really well together. The twin labs had all 14 taps and 28 burners (installed by the PWs) in pristine condition but were clearly also being used by the students. The PWs had worked with Aqua Clara to install a water tank and filtration system. The school was so impressed that they brought Aqua Clara back to install the same system on their other tank. The instructions for cleaning the filters are posted up in the office of Mr Omori, the Deputy.

The day after, I visited Matieko. It’ll be our first year working there. Mr Otiso, the Head teacher, told me, as we took chai and chapati in his office, about his time as a teacher and head teacher in the Turkana region, and how, despite his initial dislike of the heat and aridity, he stayed there for almost fifteen years. He saw how important education was for the students there, especially the girls, and wanted to do his best for them. At Matieko, he’s quickly built a really good relationship with the local MP and the CDF funders: there’s a brand new and lovely IT and library building. It doesn’t have tables, chairs, computers, or shelves, but I suspect that the PWs might be responsible for starting to change that.

Everyone I’ve met here so far has done so much with the resources of time and money they have. These schools seem like prime examples of where EPAfrica’s model can work best: I feel confident that our partnerships with these schools will help them advance toward their long-term goals, and we’ll be able to see, too, that we have taken steps toward improving the quality of, and access to, education for rural secondary school students.

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Education Partnerships Africa

Location: London - United Kingdom
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Education Partnerships Africa
Anna Spinks
Project Leader:
Anna Spinks
London , United Kingdom

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