Bringing Back Out of School Children

The project seeks enrolment and retention of 58,000 (55% girls and 45% boys) OOSC in school in Wajir, West Pokot, and Kajiado counties by June 2018.

National Lead Organization: World Vision Kenya

Budget: Kes. 204,049,355

Focal Reach: Wajir County, Kajiado County, and West Pokot County

Duration: 2016 – 2019

Partners: Ministry of Education, UNICEF, Government of Qatar

Sensitization of communities on enrolment and retention of children in schools including the most vulnerable
Community enrolment drives through door to door campaigns and media campaigns
Capacity building of community child protection and education structures to promote enrolment and retention of children to improve their participation and improve child to child monitoring

Improved data and information management for educational programming in Wajir, Kajiado and West Pokot Counties
Increased enrolment of children, including most vulnerable children to school
Build capacity of school BOMS, teachers and community to strengthen systems that facilitate increase in enrolment of children in schools
Retention of newly enrolled OOSC children in schools
Enhanced coordination of county education partners in improving enrolment and retention for all children in school
Improved alternative income generation activities (IGA) among most vulnerable households to support enrolment and retention of their children in school