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Teacher training

Workshops in Education for Sustainable Development for more than 500 teachers, from Western Kenya to the coast.

Where
Across Kenya
When
2001 onwards
Status
Active
Adults working on large sheets of paper at a training workshop table
teachers trained
500+
regions reached
5
teachers at the very first workshops (2001)
30+

Why teachers?

When Kenya introduced free primary education, enrolment soared, but the number of teachers did not keep up. Classes grew very large. Supporting teachers helps every child in the room. That is the aim of the UN Sustainable Development Goal on quality education (SDG 4).

What GIFT did

GIFT began with teacher training. In 2001 the founders travelled to Kenya as self-funded volunteers to run workshops in environmental education. Before they left, they raised money at home to cover the venue, lunches, resources and teachers’ travel. More than 30 teachers and educators took part.

Since then GIFT has run courses in Education for Sustainable Development in Western Kenya, the Maasai Mara, the Rift Valley, Nairobi and the Coast, reaching more than 500 teachers. GIFT pays participants’ travel and subsistence.

Specialist training

GIFT has also provided in-service training (CPD) for primary teachers and for teachers in special needs education at partner schools.

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More education & schools

Young pupils at wooden desks in a classroom with a 'Subtraction' chart

Mara, Nairobi, Laikipia & coast

Schools we've supported

Classrooms, desks, textbooks, teachers' salaries and first-aid kits, from GIFT's first Maasai school to a school for deaf children on the coast.

Young man in a graduation gown and cap on a lawn

Coast, Mara & Laikipia

Bursaries & skills

School and college fees, degrees, driving licences and practical training that lead to real jobs.

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