COVID19 – Dignitas Project

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…

16 Nov 20

Well-being for Learning: Feeding Program for Vulnerable Households

Written by Francis Njoroge, Programs Officer In January, 2020 was proving to be another busy year for Dignitas and the communities we serve. Dignitas hit the ground running with planned programming and new partnerships. Covid-19 seemed like any other story on the news and the majority of Kenyans did not believe it would…

25 Aug 20

School Leadership in a Time of Crisis

If we’ve ever doubted the place of great leadership, the current global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated its importance. This is no different for educational institutions. Whether school based or not, the need for educational leadership has been a painful lack for many across the world. As schools…

09 Jun 20

Meet the young world-changers behind ‘Music Beats COVID’

If you follow Dignitas on social media, you may have seen us sharing the ‘Music Beats COVID’ campaign. This fantastic campaign was designed and executed by two of our youngest supporters, Rhea and Neha, along with their friend Reeyan. Their generosity and compassion have simply blown us away. We wanted…

04 May 20

Generosity Makes the World Go Round!

Since the COVID19 crisis began to unfold in Kenya, and around the globe, one of the brightest spots has been seeing communities come together, seeing organisations collaborate in response, and seeing individuals reach out to others with care and kindness. All of this brings light and hope in dark times.…

22 Apr 20

Long Term Impact of a Global Crisis on Children Left Behind

As schools around the world have closed their doors, and children have been sent home in the world’s response to COVID-19, our hearts and minds have gone to a particular group of schools and children. APBET schools (Alternative Providers of Basic Education and Training) are a significant provider of education…