Page 10 - Aidlink AR 2021

THE KENYA INCLUSIVE QUALITY EDUCATION
PROJECT 2018-2021
2021 marked the end of Aidlink’s flagship, three- year Kenya Inclusive Quality Education Project (KIQEP) co-funded by Irish Aid. Over the course of the project, 20,837 children from 57 schools were supported to access quality and inclusive primary education.
The external end-of-project evaluation, conducted in early 2022, found that the project had largely achieved its targets, enabling schools to become more child, gender and disability-friendly, and empowering families and communities to embrace education for
all children, especially girls and children with disabilities.
The evaluation report highlighted the success
of Aidlink and GCN’s adaptive management approach in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The strength of the Aidlink partnership model, and the trust built up with communities, allowed the project to respond with agility during lockdowns and school closures, as demonstrated with the rapid redirection of emergency school-feeding to the home, and training of local volunteers as community health advocates. The results also indicated strong local ownership, participation and leadership at a local level and showed that the programme goals were highly aligned
to Kenya policy framework and supported government efforts.
Key Target
Programme Goal
Actual Result
Over 3 years
48
Schools meet the UNICEF standards of a child-friendly, gender-sensitive and disability friendly school
57
1,820
795 boys, 1,025 girls
Children trained on child rights and empowered to engage in education
1,920
720 boys, 1,200 girls
58%
% proportion of community able to identify human and child rights
55%
416
Community Conversations held
692
21,461 community members sensitised
240
Out-of-school children supported to re-enrol in education
603
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