Education Enable Children to Develop

The major activities for all the Kindergartens in the course of the year were sports days where other Kindergartens from the surrounding areas were invited to participate. This activity gives an opportunity for the children to interact with others from the community and also markets SOS kindergarten. By hosting this activity the community is able to see what is offered in comparison with other kindergartens in the neighbourhood.

Parents from all the KGs had an open forum to discuss their children’s academic and social progress with the educators as well as get an update on the events planned for the year. Through this avenue, the parents are able to commend and /or advice the school on areas of improvement and the school is able to advice the parents on the growing patterns in their children.

JOHN GARANG HUMANITARIAN GROUP FOUNDATION Kenya runs three (3) primary schools across the country providing holistic education to over 1200 students.

HGPS at Buruburu Nairobi is a one stream school with a capacity of 256. The enrolment improved within the year from 198 pupils to 230. However, the school still has a capacity gap of 26 pupils to be at full capacity. The school has 15 teachers and 6 support staff who helped the school perform well in the external Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and had 8 pupils admitted in top National secondary schools.

The activities in the year included: Educational trips, participation in National Music Festivals, Academic Days and Parents Meetings. The teachers also went through various in-service workshops which included setting and, marking of exams, school management and curriculum implementation among others.

The school also underwent an external evaluation by the Ministry of Education and the report was commendable. The quality assurance officials were happy with the services being offered at the school especially the support accorded to slow learners by the school.

There are two HG Schools at Eldoret- HG Primary and Secondary Schools. The primary school has to a total student population of 400 children, while the secondary school 90 students. In 2016, the secondary school introduced a boarding wing for both girls and boys to enable the school provide services for students outside the locality and also compete well with the other schools in the locality. The boarding facility targets to accommodate 120 students.

The activities in the year were: graduation ceremony for Std.8 pupils, field excursions for all classes (Primary, and secondary) among other academic trips. The schools had a number of open days (academic clinics) for various classes to facilitate an interaction between the teachers and the parent in discussing the children’s academic performance.

At the National Music Festivals Competition school emerged the fourth best. The schools also participated in SOS Founder’s Day and fundraising day in SOS CV. The open day enabled the children from the community visit the CV. This opened up the village to the community for them to understand the operations of SOS villages. The Schools has had a positive impact in terms of academics, discipline and other related areas to both CV and community children. The students / pupils also participated in community services during special occasions such as Environment Day. The Scouts and Girl Guides also participated in a number of community programs, organized camps and trainings. The school has competed favourably with other public and private schools in the area in both academics and co-curricular activities.

The HGP School Mombasa is located adjacent to the Children Village, Mombasa at Nyali. In the year 2016 the enrolment increased from 469 to 496. The school has 29 teachers and 12 support staff who presented 55 candidates for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE exam).

The SOS Kenya TTI has over the years strived to stay afloat in the dynamically changing education sector in a number of ways. The institution enrolled 250 students in 2016. The key objective of the institution is to offer the trainees quality in delivery of service as well as perfect skill in production of items in their respective disciplines.

With ICT as one of the fastest growing sectors in the country’s growing economy, the SOS TTI has been consistent in offering the computer studies as a subject to the learners in the primary school. In 2016, more effort was put to enhance the capacity of teachers to embrace the use of ICT in curriculumdelivery.

Other departments in the TTI include:

Fashion design department

Electrical department

Wood work department

Food and beverage department

The enrolment trend showed an improvement over 2016 especially in courses such as Food and Beverages which registered 102 students. Electrical Installation 87 and Fashion and Design had 49 students. The enrolment in Woodwork Courses is still low having registered only 30 students and maintained about 20 students by the close of the year. Generally, the enrolment increased from 200 students in 2015 to 250 students in 2016. The students that were enrolled for the various Craft and Certificate courses recorded a 100% pass in the National Exams and Trade Test. 90 % of the graduates were able to secure job opportunities and at least earn something for a living. 100% of students were offered attachment opportunities in the industries, to mention the list Kaspersky, Housing Finance Foundation bank asset construction sites, NAS Airport among many others.

The major activities or achievements in the year included an external evaluation by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Training institute (TVET) as per the requirements from the ministry of education, science and Technology, Internal Evaluation by SOS Education Team which commended the TTI for the excellent standards especially in curriculum delivery, teamwork and academic performance of the students.

The TTI also held an open day at SOSCV .The Key objective was to open the gates to the community and stakeholders to interact and create awareness of the courses offered at TTI and chances to support vulnerable children to the institution.