Africa/Kenya/29-03-2020/Author and Source: www.kbc.co.ke As the Coronavirus pandemic keeps kids away from classrooms, parents are opting for online learning tools and resources for their children. Children in Kenyan learning institutions were sent home about one and half weeks ago in a bid to protect them from and curb the spread of Coronavirus. It was an […]
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Kenya: Govt targets 15 million children in digital broadcast lessons
Africa/Kenya/22-03-2020/Author: Claire Wanja/Source: www.kbc.co.ke The Ministry of Education will from next week enhance curriculum delivery through four different platforms Radio, TV, You-Tube and the Kenya Education Cloud. This they say is a measure to help facilitate the period that learners will be at home following the closure of learning institutions, in line with the Presidential […]
Kenia: Universidad asegura que las mujeres estudiantes son violadas por ser “imprudentes”
África/Kenia/12 Marzo 2020/https://rpp.pe/ “En las tres violaciones reportadas el año pasado, se puede dibujar un caso claro de imprudencia por parte de nuestras alumnas”, señaló la Universidad de Nairobi. Uno de los principales centros de educación superior en Kenia, la Universidad de Nairobi, culpó a las estudiantes por ser violadas, al considerar que su comportamiento “imprudente” motivó los abusos sexuales. Asimismo, el […]
Kenya: Over 100 vulnerable children are sexually abused annually
Africa/Kenya/08-03-2020/Author: KNA/Source: www.kbc.co.ke At least 150 children living with disability are sexually abused in Trans Nzoia County every year, according to research carried out by a local NGO, Human Inclusion International organization. The report says children with mental impairment are worst affected. Human Inclusion International project officer Janet Nyangweso sexual violence is three times more […]
“Soy profesora en un campo de refugiados en Kenia”
Redacción: Magisterio Un proyecto pionero brinda formación en España durante tres meses a profesoras del campo de refugiados de Kakuma (Kenia). “Enseñar en el campo de refugiados de Kakuma es muy difícil. Puede haber más de 100 alumnos por clase, de diferentes edades y de hasta ocho nacionalidades distintas”, afirma Elizabeth Kitulo, una de las […]
Kenya: Education Committee wants TSC to hire on permanent basis
Africa/Kenya/23-02-2020/Author(a): Kevin Wachira/Source: www.kbc.co.ke The National Assembly Education Committee wants the Teachers Service Commission to recruit teachers on permanent and pensionable terms and not on internship terms. TSC seeks to recruit 10,000 teachers as interns and 5,000 teachers on permanent and pensionable terms. Appearing before education committee to defend its budget for the next financial […]
Kenia: estampida mortal en una escuela pone de manifiesto el hacinamiento y la infraestructura deficiente
Africa/Kenia/PrensaIE El 3 de febrero, una estampida en la escuela primaria de Kakamega, en la región occidental de Kenia, dejó un saldo de 14 estudiantes muertos y 40 heridos graves. Los sindicatos de la educación de Kenia han reaccionado con indignación debido a los factores que dieron lugar a la tragedia. Los sindicatos condenaron la […]