Case Studies

Public discussion of menstrual health stirs up Nakuru Discussing menstrual health in the open makes a positive difference for women. This startling revelation by two young women in Nakuru comes on the heels of menstrual health management (MHM) programme on Radio Yetu 89.2 FM in Nakuru, which is a member…

Cultural shift with menstrual education on Nakuru airwaves For the longest time, Immaculate Namalwa Makobi struggled with her menstrual periods. The forty-nine year old resident of Njoro town in Nakuru County, like many Kenyan women from deprived backgrounds, did not have find it easy way to manage her menstrual periods.…

Piercing through fake news to deliver life-giving jab Psychologists have defined conspiracy theory as “a subset of false narratives in which the ultimate cause of an event is believed to be due to a malevolent plot by multiple actors working together.” gh the phrase apparently existed since the 1800s, it…

Back to school as Wajir County braves COVID-19 “The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear,” said Nelson Mandela. These words perfectly fit Wajir County’s handling of Covid-19. One of the highest recommended weapons against the deadly virus is washing of…

Parent’s fears and courage in the face of COVID-19 The recent, much-reported outbreak of violence in schools could be a withdrawal symptom in students reacting to the sudden loss of their COVID 19-given “freedoms” according to Racheal Ndungu, a parent and a teacher. Figure 1 Racheal speculates that the violence…

Slum school’s hope despite COVID-19 avalanche Every morning as he rushes to work, alighting from a matatu or sometimes from a boda boda (motorcycle taxi), Eric Omondi is thinking, planning and debating on how to meet the myriad of challenges facing the people under his charge. Figure 1 Head teacher…

Mombasa parents go all out to keep children in school It was on October 21, 2020 that news broke that four teachers at Star of the Sea Girls’ and eleven from Tononoka high schools had tested positive for COVID-19. Coming nine days after government-ordered phased reopening of learning institutions, the…

Lamu children battle odds to return to school “Thank you for the night. I had a great time with you,” read a love letter that sent alarm bells tolling among parents in Lamu East at Kenya’s coast. The letter had been written by a Class 6 girl to a boy…

Kilifi leaving no girl behind as schools reopen Figure 1 Patience Masha says NPA now finds it necessary to train parents in Kilifi on better ways of bringing up children. Every morning when she rolls off her bed, plants her feet on the floor and takes her first yawn of…

Private schools soldier on in spite of COVID-19 consternation. Figure 1 PVA children at play in the past. On Friday, January 1, 2021, most citizens of the world were waking up lazily, joyfully and with great relief. Being alive on this first day of the New Year felt like stepping…