ways that changed communities - SNV

SNV and Seep officials
join parents in
Longewan Primary
School after a workshop.
Education revolution in Samburu
Leah Njeri, a programme advisor at
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
is upbeat that the next generation
of Samburu will not be one wielding
bows and arrows, but pens and
papers. SNV has been keen on improving
education in marginalised areas by
building the capacities of organisations
such as SEEP and the Ministry of Education.
“Our approach is holistic. It ranges
from empowering education stakeholders
to encouraging proper management
of funds,” Njeri says.
In the manyattas, we bump into Josephine
Namlek. She scrutinising the
exercise book of her child to check on
progress and performance. Her daughter’s
performance has really improved,
she says. Namlek also enlists the services
of her older children to guide her
on the performance of the younger
ones.
Wambuko is happy, he says there is
positive change among stakeholders
following genuine participation and interrogation.
Fact Box
SEEP and SNV
partenered to sensitise
parents in Samburu on
the importance of education.
Parents have learnt to
check their children’s
exercise books and
guide them on doing
their home work.
Parents have allowed
children time off from
domestic chores like
herding and collecting
firewood so that they
can concentrate in
schoolwork.
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