AKF Annual Report - Aga Khan Development Network

programmes and funding, more accurate disease surveillance and an
increased ability of the health system to respond to problems. Additionally,
the continuous feedback process encouraged health facilities to strive
for excellence.
The success of this model has attracted the interest of development
partners and the Government. By mid-2007, all of Coast, North Eastern
and Nyanza provinces will be equipped with the system. By mid-2008, the
system will be rolled-out nationally, covering 7,000 dispensaries in Kenya.
To date, 1,700 health facility personnel
have been trained on the use of the Health
Management Information System, which
has been extended to 23 districts covering
30 percent of Kenya’s population.
A MKEZA girls’ science camp was attended
by 140 students, 28 teachers and 12
science advisors to strengthen performance
in physics, chemistry and math.
SPOTLIGHT: Quality Education in Zanzibar
In 2004, AKF developed a holistic education project in Zanzibar with the
aim of improving the quality of teaching and learning in the public education
system. Known as MKEZA (an acronym for the Swahili name Mradi wa
Kuendeleza Elimu Zanzibar) the project focused on improving instruction
and learning in secondary schools, raising the quality of learning in primary
and pre-primary schools, and increasing access for girls and children with
disabilities to quality education.
To achieve its objectives, MKEZA has worked primarily with teachers to
build their ability to provide quality, inclusive education. MKEZA has trained
over 8,000 teachers and over 4,000 school management committee
members. Over 100,000 students have benefited from the programme.
MKEZA has also supported communities in school management, promoted
the participation of local civil society organisations in the education system,
focused on special learning opportunities for girls and children with
disabilities, and equipped classrooms with books and other materials. In
2007, the programme will expand to southern Tanzania.
SPOTLIGHT:
Early Childhood Development Programmes
in Uganda
In 2003, representatives from the remote, poor district of Arua in the
West Nile region of Uganda requested support from the Aga Khan
Foundation’s Madrasa Programme in East Africa. The district officials
wanted to ensure that their children had access to high quality early
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