The background project in 2007-2010
The cooperation project “Enabling rural Western Kenyan schools to exploit information technology” (is called hereafter as the Background Project) were run by FYL and the two Rotarian clubs in 2007-2010.
The funding for the project came from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and the Rotarian clubs.
The aim of the background project was to demonstrate a model to rural schools in Kenya to take full advantage of ICT and improve significantly opportunities of students in these schools, and make them better able to enter further education and make them to contribute to development of their communities.
The main results of the background project are presented in Table 1.
Table 1. The main results of the background project.
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School facilities in the two co-operation schools (Anin and Cheplaksei) upgraded to be ready for IT communication
- IT-classrooms in both schools equipped with computers and internet connection – computers and printers purchased and installed in September 2007 – installing internet connection
- Teachers and students trained to use computers efficiently – ICT teacher employed in September 2007 to give ICT teaching for students and teachers. – teachers trained to use efficiently computers in teaching – students trained to use efficiently computers in their studying and communication (Office, email, internet) – use of IT adapted to educational curricula of the schools was started in 2008 – computer services were provided to the community and a fee for using were charged – In Anin 2009 KCSE final exams were great success and 36 students out of 100 got grade C+ or better. In earlier years only few of students have passed level C+ as their general remark.
- Joint projects aiming to develop Anin and Cheplaskei communities implemented – sustainable development: game reserve development (Ecoturism) community development activity implemented in 2009. – water and sanitation: a study was implemented in early 2010.
- Inter cultural activities in international cooperation taken into educational curricula – exchange of teachers and students between the two countries – two teachers and four students from schools travelled to Finland in September 2008 – In May 2009 three teachers and two students from Finland visited Anin and Cheplaskei.
In 2008, the Kenya project of FYL got the prize of the most positive action at schools in the province of Häme.
