Kenya Multi-Year Programme 2011-2013 - VVOB

Subresult 2.3Healthy Learning model districts and model schools are actively sharing their approaches, stories, andsuccesses with other districts and schoolsMulti-sector stakeholder coordination at district level is crucial to harness available resources(operational funds, equipment and personnel) of the different ministries (education, health, agriculture,water & irrigation, public works…), non-government agencies, private sector… to benefit the childrenand their families. In the original approach for Phase I, it was suggested that the programme wouldsupport setting up special coordination forums. However, it was soon realised that this would not besustainable. We learned that coordination is best done through existing mechanisms. The programmewill also encourage the involvement of the new committees (to be) established through the SchoolHealth Policy.This can be achieved by, o.a.:Encouraging Healthy Learning model schools to invite neighbouring schools for study visits.Lobbying and advocacy for putting Healthy Learning on the agenda of meetings of the DistrictSteering Groups (DSGs), District Education Boards (DEBs), District School Health CoordinationCommittees, Divisional School Healthy Coordinating Committees and Zonal/Locational SchoolHealth Committees.Sharing of the Healthy Learning approach in Provincial School Health Coordinating Committees.Result 3The Ministry of Education has integrated approaches and lessons learned from Healthy Learning inteacher support activities related to school health, nutrition and meals.Achieving national targets (set in KESSP) for improved School Health, Nutrition and Meals will requireefforts of all teachers, school and district managers. Towards the end of Phase I, the programmestarted to bring together practical experiences of the programme (and from other districts, othercountries…) to develop a relevant teacher support module. These materials will be further fine tunedin Phase II an d will be used by MOE, through existing and future staff capacity developmentprogrammes, such as ―INSET‖.Sub-result 3.1Healthy Learning teacher support module available.This will involve activities such as:Compilation of additional materials for the teacher support module.Integration of additional materials into teacher support module about Healthy Learning.Organization and facilitation of a writeshop to finalize the teacher module. Editing and lay-out of theHealthy Learning teacher module.Subresult 3.2Use of the Healthy Learning teacher support module promoted by the Ministry of Education.The programme will make the module available and encourage its use in the 8 model districts. It willfurther encourage other partners and stakeholders within the SHN&M investment programme to makeuse of the Healthy Learning materials in their interventions in other geographical areas .Subresult 3.3Set of criteria developed for assessment and “certification” of Healthy Learning in schools.To encourage other schools to adopt the Healthy Learning approach, the Ministry of Education intendsto adopt a certification system. This will be developed, through activities such as:Kenya - Multi-Year Programme 2011-2013 59/148