Brightshine school, Kayole

By Sharon Nashipae – Communications and Community Coordinator Walking into Brightshine School in Kayole, Nairobi, one can feel an instant change in ambiance. Although the street outside the school is densely populated, muddy, unsanitary and quite telling of the environment within which the children live, school is a different story.…
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Programs

Our Programs Many children are not leaving school with the skills and competencies they need to thrive and succeed 70% of learners in low and middle income countries cannot read and understand a simple text by age 10. The same is true of learners in Sub-Saharan Africa ~ World Bank…
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About

About us “If you could change one thing about your community, what would it be?” That’s the question that sparked Dignitas’ beginnings in the heart of Mathare Valley, Nairobi, back in 2007. The consistent and overwhelming response from parents, teachers and leaders was ‘Education’. Mathare Valley is the oldest informal…
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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…
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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…
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Home

Vibrant schools. Thriving children. Awards and recognition Every child deserves an excellent education About us Founded in the sprawling informal settlements of Nairobi where quality education is often an unrealised dream, Dignitas has been working in schools since 2008, with a focus on school leadership teams since 2011. About “If…
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