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CISCO Networking Academy at NEP TTI

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GARISSA YOUTH PROJECT (G-YOUTH)

Launching a CISCO Networking Academy at North Eastern Province Technical Training Institute (NEP TTI)

What does CISCO Academy do?

Establishing a CISCO Networking Academy will give Garissa youth the skills for meaningful employment, in a proven market, in and around Garissa.

The CISCO Networking Academy was inspired by G-Youth’s labor market assessment, which found that “…the most significant immediate employment opportunities in the ICT sector are in PC troubleshooting – assisting users with eve

Mobile Schools: Serving Nomadic Pastoralist Communities in North Eastern Province

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“Our children [did] not have a place to get an education. We know that education is something that can bring a lot of usefulness to the family and to the community. We have been yearning for education, which is…suitable to our lifestyle”
- Abudhllai Sheikh Ahmed, Parent and Chairman of Rebai Mobile School, Wajir South District.

Rationale

North Eastern Province of Kenya is primarily inhabited by Kenyan Somali nomadic pastoralist communities. Nomadic pastoralists make up at least 80% of the population.

USAID Education Program Expands into Informal Settlements

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USAID Launches Expansion of Education for Marginalized Children of Kenya (EMACK II)
Date Published: 
June 6, 2011
EMACK II expands education opportunities for primary and pre-school children

Having improved education for nearly a million children in rural areas, USAID/Kenya is now boosting education in informal settlements in Nairobi and Mombasa.

“Many schools in informal urban settlements are ‘non-formal’ or ‘community’ schools.

Muslim girls

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USAID's Education for Marginalized Children program expands educational opportun
Photo Credit: 
USAID/Kenya- Wendy Stone

EMACK girl with blue headscarf

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Women dancing
Photo Credit: 
USAID/Kenya- Mariantonietta Peru
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