<![CDATA[WVP Kenya - news]]>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:40:35 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[May 2012 Newsletter. ]]>Fri, 04 May 2012 12:09:57 -0800http://www.wvpkenya.org.uk/1/post/2012/05/may-2012-newsletter.htmlDon't miss out on an update of what we have been up to in the past few months. Access our newsletter here]]><![CDATA[2011 Annual Report]]>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:18:03 -0800http://www.wvpkenya.org.uk/1/post/2012/05/2011-annual-report.htmlThe 2011 Annual Report has been published and can be downloaded here. ]]><![CDATA[VACANCY: Compliance Officer]]>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:15:18 -0800http://www.wvpkenya.org.uk/1/post/2012/04/vacancy-compliance-officer.htmlWVP Kenya has a job opening. For more detail click here ]]><![CDATA[“Free” primary education in Kenya: social inequalities in the making]]>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:39:24 -0800http://www.wvpkenya.org.uk/1/post/2012/01/free-primary-education-in-kenya-social-inequalities-in-the-making.htmlWhen does ‘free’ mean free? In Kenya, while primary education is notionally at no cost to the child or family, there have long been additional levies and other costs charged, which mean that for the very poorest and most vulnerable, school remains out of reach.

This problem is getting worse. Kenya, like many other sub-Saharan African countries, is seeing unprecedented economic growth, giving rise to a burgeoning middle-class who are happy to spend a little extra to improve their children’s education. Continue reading →

]]><![CDATA[VACANCY: Research, M&E Officer]]>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:44:17 -0800http://www.wvpkenya.org.uk/1/post/2011/11/vacancy-research-me-officer.htmlWVP Kenya is seeking a Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to support with the on-going monitoring of WVP Kenya programmes as well as research activities. For more details, please visit ]]><![CDATA[The end of AIDS? we are so close...]]>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:08:38 -0800http://www.wvpkenya.org.uk/1/post/2011/11/the-end-of-aids-we-are-so-close.htmlThe results of a huge clinical trial prove that if people living with HIV receive anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment, it prevents the spread of the virus to their partner. This ground-breaking evidence gives us a fantastic new tool to fight the epidemic. When coupled with a combination of other effective prevention, treatment and care efforts it gives us the chance to begin to bring an end to AIDS.

ARVs have a huge impact on the lives of children living in households affected by HIV. The availability of HIV treatment allows a HIV positive parent to live a normal life, enabling them to be caring and supportive parents and minimise the risk of passing HIV on to the other parent - again to the  benfit of children as they are less likely to become orphaned. World AIDS Day is coming up. Help us convince our leaders that we need to scale up and sustain current levels of HIV treatment funding. Go to stopaidscampaign.org/endofaids to make sure they do.
]]><![CDATA[Out October Newsletter]]>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:47:43 -0800http://www.wvpkenya.org.uk/1/post/2011/10/f9rht.htmlis out! Have a read and find out what we have been up to. Click http://eepurl.com/f9rHT  ]]><![CDATA[WVP Kenya expands community capacity building programme]]>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:50:00 -0800http://www.wvpkenya.org.uk/1/post/2011/07/wvp-kenya-expands-community-capacity-building-programme.htmlThis month we had a proposal to Wereldkinderen approved to expand our community capacity building programme. The programme will over a 5-year-period build the capacity of 16 communities from 4 districts in Kenya and benefit 1400 orphaned children and their households. The programme will strengthen the capacity of community groups to provide care and support for orphaned children. The programme will also mobilise and strengthen children protection services in the Bondo District. We look forward to report on the progress of this programme. ]]><![CDATA[WVP Kenya exhibits children's pictures in London]]>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:31:13 -0800http://www.wvpkenya.org.uk/1/post/2011/07/wvp-kenya-exhibits-childrens-pictures-in-london.htmlBetween May 20 and June 3, WVP Kenya, together with the International Network for Caregiving Children and the London School of Economics, exhibited a selection of pictures taken by some of the caregiving children participating in our programmes in Kenya. Through writing, the children explained what the pictures meant to them and the exhibition gave the children an opportunity to share with others what it means to be a caregiving child in Kenya. The exhibition coincided with a number of meetings held at the LSE where academics, practitioners and policy makers got together to discuss how best to bring caregiving children on the policy agenda. WVP Kenya is at the forefront guiding this agenda. WVP Kenya and the exhibition received press in news outlets such as the British Medical Journal and The Guardian Newspaper. The article featured in the Guardian can be accessed here and pictures from the exhibition can be viewed here.
]]><![CDATA[Building Scholarship Pride and Ownership]]>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:29:46 -0800http://www.wvpkenya.org.uk/1/post/2011/07/building-scholarship-pride-and-ownership.htmlOver the April school term break, the WVP Kenya Bondo office held five community forums with scholars and their parents and guardians. The aim of these community forums was to develop a united plan of action for scholars, parents/guardians and WVP Kenya to ensure that scholars will make the most of their education opportunities.
 
At each community forum, the parents/guardians and scholars were engaged to openly discuss the challenges scholars face at school and at home. From these challenges identified, the participants were further encouraged to examine how they impact a scholar’s academic performance. Challenges noted included the lack of textbooks available at school; scholar illness or the scholar having to care for an ailing family member, resulting in school absenteeism; inadequate moral support from parents; lack of food at home; and low school standards on teaching quality, among others. All these factors contribute to underperformance at school by scholars. WVP Kenya then facilitated a brainstorming session on what actions scholars and parents/guardians could take to help resolve these challenges. Two key pledges made at the community forums were for the scholars to place greater effort and focus in school to improve their academic performance and for parents and guardians to become more involved in their child’s education (e.g. daily monitoring of homework, attending school events etc).
 
In seeking community input and consensus on what measures to take, WVP Kenya hopes to foster a greater sense of scholar ownership and pride in the Scholarship Programme, strengthened by the care of their family and other community members. Regular community meetings with parents and guardians will be held by both the Bondo and Lugari offices to ensure continued strong communication and support for the scholars.
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