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27 Sep 21

Education in Crisis?

Education in Kenya is in crisis. Yes, another one. Not long after settling back into a (very demanding) school routine to ‘catch up’ on the academic calendar following the COVID school closures, Kenya’s education reform, and its new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) are under fire. No doubt the culmination of…

15 Sep 21

Supporting teacher well-being as schools reopen after Covid-19

Written by Kavita Rajagopalan, Programme Director, Global Schools Forum and Deborah Kimathi, Executive Director, Dignitas Global Schools Forum (GSF), in partnership with Dignitas, recently concluded a learning series on supporting the evolving needs of teachers. Through this series, aimed at identifying key challenges faced by teachers as schools reopen, we focused on…

09 Sep 21

Building the Emotional Intelligence of School Leaders

Written by Victoria Adembesa, Dignitas Leadership Coach “Stawisha Instructional Leadership Institute has brought a big difference in my teaching career; the coaches are welcoming, friendly and well engaging.” Early Years Cohort School Leader (Nairobi) Our Stawisha Instructional Leadership Institute is designed to equip school leadership teams to improve the quality…

09 Sep 21

Global Education Summit: School Leaders and Quality Teaching

Written by Dr Karen Edge and Deborah Kimathi The UK and Kenya governments recently came together to host the Global Education Summit. Civil Society actors from around the globe, including Dignitas, hosted a series of conversations on education as side events to the main forum. Our event was focused on ‘School…

18 Jul 21

Read our 2020 Annual Report!

What a year 2020 was! It was certainly not the year we planned for, in any regard. Whilst 2020 presented numerous challenges, and added many layers of complexity to our work, it was also a year for us to learn and grow, and we’re extremely grateful for all the opportunities we…

16 Jul 21

Join Dignitas at the Global Education Summit!

As part of the Global Education Summit hosted jointly by the UK and Kenya governments at the end of July 2021, Dignitas will be hosting an exciting side event that will appear in the official program; School Leadership for Quality Teaching. Please do register to join us on July 27th, 2021 at 1-3pm…

02 Jun 21

Shaping Systems: Shaping the Future

A significant part of our growth journey at Dignitas has been figuring out what scale looks like. Scale in many other industries and sectors is represented by increases in sales, and growth in numbers, but scaling impact in the non-profit world is quite a different concept. This concept is captured…

01 Jun 21

Pushing Boundaries: Learning Never Stops

Written by Celestine Atieno, Learning and Evaluation Officer In the just-concluded Dignitas Leadership Academies, the team made use of real-time data in powerful ways. Real-time data, shared in daily briefings by our Learning and Evaluation team was used to ensure the effectiveness of activities, securing impact for learners who need it…

01 Jun 21

Pushing Boundaries: Learning is the Way Forward

Written by Nancy Gikandi, Learning and Evaluation Manager Learning and continuous improvement is at the heart of Dignitas. As one of our organizational values, we recognize our role in driving individual, team, and organizational learning, and its deep connection to our impact upon schools and communities. Despite the uncertainties and…

01 Jun 21

Pushing Boundaries: Reaching the Hard to Reach

Written by Justus Maina, Dignitas Leadership Coach The COVID-19 outbreak has caused one of the greatest disruptions to education witnessed in Kenya, and indeed the globe. In an attempt to prevent transmission of infection and to ensure the right to education for all learners, Dignitas quickly shifted from traditional in-person…