Kisumu County Mulls Ambitious Plan to Provide Consistent Hot Meals to Early Childhood Learners.

By Lorraine Anyango. The Kisumu County Department of Education, Technical Training, Innovation, and Social Services is exploring an ambitious plan to provide hot meals consistently and sustainably to Early Childhood (ECDE) learners. The current practice of feeding approximately 45,000 children enrolled in ECD centers across the county has been sporadic, leading to dropouts whenever meals
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Advancing Digital Health in the Counties.

By Lorraine Anyango The ongoing Lake Region Digital Health conference has underscored the critical role of technology in transforming healthcare delivery in the region. Participants emphasized the need to integrate digitally inclined staff into county health departments to accelerate the digital health agenda. A key focus of the conference was the potential of localizing digital
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Kisumu Conducts Verification of Public Primary Schools Assets

By Matilda Atieno The Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) is currently in Kisumu for a verification exercise of public primary schools, to ensure the preservation of the assets of the primary schools and ECDE facilities previously under the management of the Municipal Council of Kisumu. The exercise spearheaded by IGTRC alongside the County Committee members
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Kisumu Convenes Market Dialogue on Assistive Technology and Services for Children with Disability

The market dialogue in Kisumu has been held to map potential partners that can provide assistive technologies to children and persons with disability and to develop agile solutions to address the unique needs of children and persons with disability. The dialogue has been organized today at the Vic Hotel, courtesy of Humanitarian Innovative Program which
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Accelerating Digital Literacy to Benefit Youths in Kisumu

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2,458 TVET Learners Graduate in Kisumu

Today Rotary Vocational Training Centre hosted the second joint graduation Ceremony, which brought together 2,458 graduands from the 26 Vocational Training Centers across all the Sub Counties within Kisumu. The event brought on board partners such as the SHOFCO, Commundo, Pratham International, FEMNET Kenya, Transparency International Kenya, SOS and CIC under KBEST. The Deputy Governor,
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Bridging the Gap: Inclusive Early Childhood Education for Children with Disabilities in Kisumu.

By Lorraine Anyango                                                                                                                         A technical working group comprising various stakeholders from Nonstate actors, the National and the County government of Kisumu through support from Cheshire Disability Services Kenya is making great strides towards a more inclusive future with its Inclusive Early Childhood Development and Education (IECDE) Project. Launched in August 2022, the project tackles
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Consultative Meeting for the Development of Kisumu ECD FRAMEWORK

ECD technical working group meeting on the development the framework at Jumuiah hotel (Picture by Matilda Atieno) By Matilda Atieno With the mission to improve early childhood development and education (ECDE), the county directorate of ECD convened a consultative workshop focusing on promoting a wider dialogue among practitioners. The meeting was jointly organized by the
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Stakeholder Engagement Forum on the Development of A Regulatory Framework for the VET Bill

By Matilda Atieno The County Department of Education and Vocational Training together with African Women’s Development and Communications Network – FEMNET, held a two days engagement forum with the County assembly committee on Education to review the Kisumu County Vocational Education and Training 2024, with the Stakeholders’ discussions geared towards the regulatory framework for the
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