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Links to our Projects Education
We aim to develop a curriculum which covers the following vocational and life skills: Conservation farming Fish farming Bee keeping Fruit farming (Bananas, Mangoes etc.) Small animal husbandry Poultry Keeping Business accounting HIV/AIDS and Pastoral program Community service program Equipment maintenance – (Including basic woodwork, welding and bricklaying) Environmental education Sanitation and water management Sustainable inputs – especially manure and fertiliser |
Addressing the needs of our children - Hope for the future!
In January 2012 our oldest children will be taking the next step in their education. After taking their KCPE exam, (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education), some of our pupils will go on to study at High School. Some of our pupils will not score enough marks in their KCPE to make it worthwhile for them to go to High School. Rural training program to start in January 2012 Hope and Kindness will support those pupils who finish its primary school but do not progress to High school by offering them a high quality Rural Training Program that will last two years. The Kenyan government and all of the international development agencies recognize that strengthening capability and capacity in the rural economy, principally through increasing agricultural productivity, is a key to sustainable economic growth at national and local levels. Improving the agricultural sector also plays a key role in increasing food security and all of the associated benefits to health. The young people in the target population will, for the most part, remain in the local community after finishing primary school. Hope and Kindness' Rural Training Program will equip them to be efficient and disciplined farmers by teaching them sustainable techniques and methods that will allow them to develop diversified income streams. As part of training for employability we will also provide training in ICT, business, social and vocational skills which will help young people to find employment in urban centers. This recognizes the strong pull of urban centers in urban/rural migration and current patterns in demographic data in this respect.
Next year we will be booking our place in the local market! |
"If post-primary education it is to be made relevant the sector will need a greater focus on practical agriculture – better preparing the next generation of rural youth for the challenges they can expect to face. " "The agricultural sector has a huge impact on rural poverty, so improving its productivity through a better educated workforce will play an important role in improving rural lives." The Self Sufficient School The idea of starting a self-sufficient school to provide relevant post-primary education for our young people has been high on our agenda for the last couple of years. The overwhelming evidence of the global development community points to the urgent need for fresh approaches to solving the global problems of food insecurity and youth unemployment. The world has seen, in recent weeks, the consequences of denying young people opportunities to enjoy a stable and prosperous future. Our plans for a self sufficient school were heavily influenced by the work of an organisation called Teach a Man to Fish. (http://www.teachamantofish.org.uk)
Seeds of success - seedlings in a tree nursery
By sowing the seeds of farming and entrepreneurial success we will enable the young people who live in our community to face life more confidently. |
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