In July 2020, Kenyan education officials announced that they were canceling the 2020 academic year and that students would have to begin the year again in 2021. The decision to scrap the academic year, taken after monthslong debate, was made not just to protect teachers and students from the Coronavirus, but also to address glaring issues of inequality that arose when school was suspended in March. After schools closed, some students had the technology to access remote learning. Others didn’t. The decision to suspend the academic year affected more than 90,000 schools and over 18 million students in pre-primary through high school, including 150,000 more in refugee camps, according to the Ministry of Education. National exams usually taken by students in their last year of primary school and high school have were also postponed, and there will be no intake of new students in 2021. Some schools were able to support review sessions for students in Class 4, 8 and for students in their final year of high school. FKSW provided funding for these sessions at Baringo, Kachiuru and Endonyio Sidai.
January 4th was the beginning of the 2021 school year and 127 students supported by FKSW in Primary and Secondary Schools and college have returned to classes. While we don’t know how the year will evolve, we’re very grateful to the donors who sponsor these children. Thank you so much for helping them take advantage of this opportunity!
Elvis Tiniini Lesautet
20 Years Old
Marigat Integrated Secondary School
Form 1 (Freshman)
Dorcas Sileit 17 years old ………………… Ewuaso Girls Secondary ………………………….. Form 1