Kenya to host major Africa education conference
Standard One pupils at Mwamunga Primary School in Voi try out their new tablets. Kenya is set to host a major international conference on education in early June amid a comprehensive curriculum review that is currently under way. PHOTO | LUCY MKANYIKA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Participants in the 2016 event ill explore opportunities and partnerships that focus on improving education outcomes across the continent.
- Speakers participating in the event will also discuss opportunities available in the region.
- The meeting will be addressed by officials from the Ministry of Education representatives from Kenya, Botswana, Liberia and Malawi.
- This will be the second time that the event will be held in Nairobi following the 2015 event.
Kenya is set to host a major international conference on education in early June amid a comprehensive curriculum review that is currently underway.
Issues lined up for discussion by the experts include teachers’ shortage, revising of curriculum, increase access to education, improving academic performance and innovative partnerships, among others.
The Education Innovation Africa Conference under the theme ‘Driving impact in private, social and PPP education projects in Africa’ will be held from June 7-8 at the Villa Rosa Kempinski.
This will be the second time that the event will be held in Nairobi following the 2015 event and will be addressed by officials from the Ministry of Education representatives from Kenya, Botswana, Liberia and Malawi.
Participants in the 2016 event who include government ministries, educators, entrepreneurs, investors and financiers will explore opportunities and partnerships that focus on improving education outcomes across the continent.
Speakers participating in the event will also discuss opportunities available in the region.
They include Gregg Alpert of Pearson Affordable Learning Fund, Biju Mohandas of the International Finance Corporation, Vineet Bewtra of Omidyar Network, and Julia Moffett, director of Innovation and Equity Group Foundation.
Kenyan education investors Ayisi Makatyani of Fanisi Capital and Anthony Wahome of AG International Limited, Nairobi County Education Executive member Christopher Khaemba and Dr Julius Jwan of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) will be among the speakers and moderators at the conference.
